Section 27.21 — Citizenship Act: Regulations — electronic means

The Minister may make regulations respecting the application of section 28.2 and paragraph 28.3(b), including regulations respecting the technology or format to be used, or the standards, specifications or processes to be followed, including for the making or verifying of an electronic signature and the manner in which it is to be used; and the date and time when, and the place where, an electronic version of an application, request, notice, decision, determination or document or any information or evidence is deemed to be sent or received. The regulations made under subsection (1) may include provisions requiring a person who makes an application or request or who provides any document, information or evidence under this Act to do so using electronic means, including an electronic system, and provisions respecting such means, including such a system. The regulations may also include provisions prescribing the circumstances in which the application, request, document, information or evidence may be provided by other means and respecting those other means. The regulations may also include provisions requiring that payments that are required to be made or evidence of payment that is required to be provided under this Act must be made or provided by means of an electronic system and respecting such a system; prescribing the circumstances in which such payments may be made or evidence of such payments may be provided by other means and respecting such other means; and respecting the date and time when, and the place where, an electronic payment or evidence of payment is deemed to be sent or received.