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

The Government of Canada is committed to making Canadian citizenship law fair, clear and reflective of how Canadian families live today, both in and outside Canada.

Canada's Bill C-3, effective December 15, 2025, amends citizenship law to grant citizenship to those born before the date who ...

Canada has enacted new citizenship rules under Bill C-3, easing citizenship by descent for families abroad. Here’s what the ...

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

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

Now, there are new citizenship rules for Canadians who were born or adopted overseas. Bill C-3, an Act to amend the ...

Last year, I gained my Canadian citizenship through ancestry — my dad was born in Canada — and started down the path of getting Canadian citizenship for my kids and husband, a trickier task and still ...

Canada has overhauled its citizenship law, ending the ‘Lost Canadians’ rule and allowing children born or adopted abroad to ...

Under the new provisions, individuals born before 15 December 2025 who would have been Canadian citizens, but for the ...