Citizenship by Electronic Means Approved by Senate

A mother holds the hands of her daughter as they become new Canadians and take the Oath of Citizenship. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

The Senate has amended the Citizenship Act to allow citizenship judges to perform their duties by electronic means.

The June 22 amendment states, “A citizenship judge and the Registrar of Canadian Citizenship may in the exercise of their powers and performance of their duties and functions of this Act use the electronic means that are made available or specified by the Minister.”