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 Nov. 20, Bill C-3, an Act to amend the Citizenship Act, officially kicked in on Monday, Dec.

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

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 ...

Canada's Bill C-3, enacted on December 15, 2025, grants citizenship to individuals born or adopted abroad before this date ...

A major update to Canadian citizenship law just kicked in, and it could open the door for thousands of people to claim ...

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

Bill C-3 restored citizenship rights to people cut off by the previous “two-generation rule.” Here’s what it means.

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 ...

The new rules extending citizenship by descent beyond the first generation came into effect as of Monday, Dec. 15.