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Shifting Our Conversations From Marriage Fraud to Marriage Breakdown

The Liberal Government finally delivered on their long-standing campaign promise to end conditional permanent residency for spouses on April 28. Previously introduced in October 2012 by the Conservative government, the conditional permanent residence regulation required…

Commentary

Citizenship: Finding the Right Balance

Andrew Griffith February 21, 2014 No Comments Australia Citizenship diaspora politics Dual Nationals fraud Integrity lost Canadians New Zealand Permanent RESIDENCE

Now that we know what the government has in mind for the Citizenship Act, let’s talk about the longer-term implications of the proposed changes. Traditionally, Canadian citizenship policy has balanced “facilitation”—making citizenship easier to acquire —…