His Excellency the Administrator of the Government of Canada in Council, considering that it is in the public interest to do so, on the recommendation of the Treasury Board, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, pursuant to subsection 23(2.1) a of the Financial Administration Act b, makes the annexed Certain Fees in Respect of the Replacement of Identity and Travel Documents (Reclaimed Names) Remission Order. S.C. 1991, c. 24, s. 7(2) R.S., c. F-11
Interpretation
In this Order, refugee travel document means a travel document issued under the United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, signed at Geneva on July 28, 1951, and the Protocol to that Convention, signed at New York on January 31, 1967.
Remission and Conditions
Remission is granted of the fees paid or payable under subsection 2(1) of the Passport and Other Travel Document Services Fees Regulations for the issuance of a certificate of identity or refugee travel document if the following conditions are met:
an application is made in Canada, during the period beginning on May 31, 2021 and ending on May 30, 2026, for the issuance of a certificate of identity or refugee travel document;
the person for whom the application is made is an Indigenous person who underwent an imposed name change in Canada or is a descendant of such a person;
the person for whom the application is made holds a certificate of identity or refugee travel document that is valid for a period of at least six months beginning on the day on which the application is made;
the application is made for the purpose of replacing the name that appears on the certificate of identity or refugee travel document referred to in paragraph (c) with the reclaimed name of the person for whom the application is made;
the application is accompanied by a birth certificate or other documentary evidence establishing that the name of the person for whom the application is made has been changed to their reclaimed name; and
the certificate of identity or refugee travel document issued as a result of the application has the same period of validity as that of the certificate of identity or refugee travel document it replaces.
Remission is granted of the fees paid or payable under section 4 of the Consular Services Fees Regulations for the issuance of a travel document if the following conditions are met:
an application is made in Canada or in a mission abroad, during the period beginning on May 31, 2021 and ending on May 30, 2026, for the issuance of a travel document;
the person for whom the application is made is an Indigenous person who underwent an imposed name change in Canada or is a descendant of such a person;
the person for whom the application is made holds a travel document that is valid for a period of at least six months beginning on the day on which the application is made;
the application is made for the purpose of replacing the name that appears on the travel document referred to in paragraph (c) with the reclaimed name of the person for whom the application is made;
the application is accompanied by a birth certificate or other documentary evidence establishing that the name of the person for whom the application is made has been changed to their reclaimed name; and
the travel document issued as a result of the application has the same period of validity as that of the travel document it replaces.
Remission is granted of the fees paid or payable under subsections 308(1) and (2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations for the processing of an application for a permanent resident card if the following conditions are met:
an application is made in Canada, during the period beginning on May 31, 2021 and ending on May 30, 2026, for the issuance of a permanent resident card;
the person for whom the application is made is an Indigenous person who underwent an imposed name change in Canada or is a descendant of such a person;
the person for whom the application is made holds a permanent resident card that is valid for a period of at least six months beginning on the day on which the application is made;
the application is made for the purpose of replacing the name that appears on the permanent resident card referred to in paragraph (c) with the reclaimed name of the person for whom the application is made; and
the application is accompanied by
a birth certificate or other documentary evidence establishing that the name of the person for whom the application is made has been changed to their reclaimed name, or
Remission is granted of the fees paid or payable under subsection 31(1) of the Citizenship Regulations for an application for a certificate of citizenship if the following conditions are met:
an application is made, during the period beginning on May 31, 2021 and ending on May 30, 2026, for the issuance of a certificate of citizenship;
the person for whom the application is made is an Indigenous person who underwent an imposed name change in Canada or is a descendant of such a person;
on the day on which the application is made, the person for whom it is made holds a valid certificate of citizenship;
the application is made for the purpose of replacing the name that appears on the certificate of citizenship referred to in paragraph (c) with the reclaimed name of the person for whom the application is made; and
the application is accompanied by
a birth certificate or other documentary evidence establishing that the name of the person for whom the application is made has been changed to their reclaimed name, or
Coming into Force
This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.