Ottawa reintroduces Citizenship Act reforms that create new framework for ‘citizenship by descent’

By Cristin Schmitz ( June 5, 2025, 4:42 PM EDT) -- The minority Liberal government has reintroduced Citizenship Act amendments that would create a new “citizenship by descent” framework going forward, allowing those born abroad to Canadians, beyond the first generation, to access Canadian citizenship based on a Canadian parent’s “substantial connection” to Canada....