- SHORT TITLE
- ESTABLISHMENT
- POWERS, DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE MINISTER
- TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
- CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act
1994, c. 31
[Assented to June 23, 1994]
An Act to establish the Department of Citizenship and Immigration and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
SHORT TITLE
Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act.
ESTABLISHMENT
Department established
2. (1) There is hereby established a department of the Government of Canada called the Department of Citizenship and Immigration over which the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, appointed by commission under the Great Seal, shall preside.
Minister
(2) The Minister holds office during pleasure and has the management and direction of the Department.
Deputy head
3. The Governor in Council may appoint an officer called the Deputy Minister of Citizenship and Immigration to hold office during pleasure and to be the deputy head of the Department.