Loading ...Canada’s new Bill C-3 could grant people automatic Canadian citizenship — Here’s how
First, it would grant automatic citizenship to individuals who were previously excluded due to the first-generation limit or other repealed rules. That means some people would suddenly qualify without needing to apply under special exceptions.
Second, it lays out a new system going forward. If you’re a Canadian born outside the country and want to pass on citizenship to a child also born abroad, you’d need to prove a “substantial connection” to Canada. Specifically, you’d have to show you’ve lived in Canada for at least 1,095 days (three years) before your child was born or adopted.
Anyone with kids born outside Canada — or thinking about having some while living abroad — might want to keep tabs on this bill. Once it gets Royal Assent, more details will roll out.