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Grounds for revocation

Current law: Those convicted of crimes against the national interest such as terrorism, treason or spying and who have dual citizenship could have their citizenship revoked if they are dual nationals.

Proposed change: Repeals those provisions and restores citizenship of anyone who has been affected.

Residency

Current law: Requires people to have been physically present in Canada for four out of six years before qualifying.

Proposed change: People will have to be physically present for three out of five years before qualifying.



Language and knowledge requirements

Current law: Everyone between the ages of 14 to 64 must pass language and knowledge tests.

Proposed change: Applicants between the ages of 18 to 54 must pass language and knowledge tests.

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In addition, the department will take no further action against nine terrorists who had received notices informing them their citizenship was being revoked. They include an Iranian-Canadian and a Pakistani-Canadian imprisoned for a 2010 plan to bomb military bases in Canada.

Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Pakistani-Canadian imprisoned in California over his role in a plot to decapitate employees of a Danish newspaper and throw their heads onto the street, will also be allowed to keep his Canadian citizenship.

During the federal election, the Liberals said they would do away with the Conservative citizenship law, which came into force in May 2015, on the grounds it created two classes of Canadians, since it applied only to convicted terrorists with dual nationality.