Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46)

Marginal note:Fraudulent use of certificate of citizenship

• 58 (1) Every person is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than two years or is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction who, while in or outside Canada,

  • (a) uses a certificate of citizenship or a certificate of naturalization for a fraudulent purpose, or

  • (b) being a person to whom a certificate of citizenship or a certificate of naturalization has been granted, knowingly parts with the possession of that certificate with intent that it should be used for a fraudulent purpose.

• Definition of certificate of citizenship and certificate of naturalization

  (2) In this section, certificate of citizenship and certificate of naturalization, respectively, mean a certificate of citizenship and a certificate of naturalization as defined by the Citizenship Act.