r. 136 Suspension during proceedings against sponsor or co-signer

(1)If any of the following proceedings are brought against a sponsor or co-signer, the sponsorship application shall not be processed until there has been a final determination of the proceeding:

• (a)the revocation of citizenship under the Citizenship Act;
• (b)a report prepared under subsection 44(1) of the Act; or
• (c)a charge alleging the commission of an offence under an Act of Parliament punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 10 years.

Suspension following proceeding

(2)In respect of a proceeding to which subsection 63(4) of the Act applies, the sponsorship application shall not be processed until the later of

• (a)the period for making an appeal under that subsection has expired, and
• (b)if an appeal is made, the final determination of the appeal.