reducing processing times. Simplified procedures for stateless persons to access permanent residence status will ensure respect for their basic rights, including family reunification.  Simplify citizenship procedures for stateless persons in Canada by limiting requirements and make a broader use of the Ministerial grant of citizenship under the Citizenship Act.  Amend existing legislation to prevent new cases of statelessness, specifically in relation to “second generation born abroad” limitation and to ensure that any future citizenship legislation contains safeguards against rendering a person stateless.  Encourage and work with provincial governments to contribute to the wellbeing of stateless persons by ensuring their prompt and full access to social services, including with respect to facilitating access to higher education and work.  End the detention of stateless persons, especially of those facing removal and at risk of indefinite detention, by making use of the various alternatives to detention recently adopted under Canada’s National Immigration Detention Framework. vi