It's now easier for more people to get a Canadian citizenship after crucial legislation came into effect this week. After receiving royal assent on ...

Referred to as “lost Canadians,” the 2009 changes meant that the children of Canadian citizens born abroad would only be ...

A major update to Canadian citizenship law just kicked in, and it could open the door for thousands of people to claim Canadian citizenship, starting today. As of Monday, Bill C-3 is officially in ...

Bill C-3, An Act to Amend the Citizenship Act (2025), is in effect as of today. Moving forward, people born before December 15, 2025, who would have been citizens if not for the firstSHY-generation ...

Canada has enacted new citizenship rules under Bill C-3, easing citizenship by descent for families abroad. Here’s what the changes mean for Indians and others with Canadian roots.

The new rules under Bill C-3 will now allow Canadian citizenship to be passed down to people born or adopted abroad beyond the first generation, under certain conditions.

The new legislation, which had received royal assent earlier in November this year, had proposed modernizing laws related to citizenship by descent to be ‘reflective of how Canadian families live ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about investor immigration and international law issues. A piece of the Canadian puzzle that is missing represents the ...

Canada's citizenship-by-descent rules have been overhauled, ending years of uncertainty for many families, including those of Indian origin. Bill C-3, ...

As of October 23, 2024, the Canadian authorities do not accept applications for permanent residence in Canada based on the applicants' kinship with Canadian citizens or Ukrainians already living in ...

Under the new provisions, individuals born before 15 December 2025 who would have been Canadian citizens, but for the 'first-generation limit', are now automatically deemed Canadian citizens.