US EditionHouse Committee Adds Language, Security Checks to ‘Lost Canadians’ Bill
Bill C-3 requires adults seeking birthright citizenship to meet language, history, and security checks and spend at least 1,095 days in Canada within five years, lawmakers said.
- On Tuesday, MPs on the House of Commons immigration committee adopted amendments to Bill C-3, recommending language, Canadian history and security checks for most adults eligible for birthright citizenship.
- Following a 2023 Ontario court ruling, the government introduced Bill C-3 after it overturned a Stephen Harper-era law barring citizenship transmission abroad.
- The bill requires citizenship by descent to show at least 1,095 cumulative days in Canada, while Conservative MPs impose that these days occur within five consecutive years.
- With a Nov. 21 court deadline, government officials say an unknown number will become Canadian citizens if legislation is not passed; this report was first published Oct. 8, 2025.
- Justice Minister Sean Fraser said Canada should maintain birthright citizenship when asked about the bill as MPs adopted amendments to Bill C-3 on October 7, 2025.
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Tories’ Attempt to Limit Birthright Citizenship Fails in Committee
As the federal government seeks to amend the Citizenship Act, Conservative MPs have made an unsuccessful attempt to limit birthright citizenship, saying a decade of “misguided” policy has broken the consensus on immigration. The House of Commons is currently reviewing Bill C-3, which aims, among other things, to ensure citizenship by descent is granted to anyone born outside Canada to a parent with citizenship. This would also extend after the f…
House committee adds language, security checks to 'Lost Canadians' citizenship bill
The House of Commons immigration committee is recommending most adults eligible for birthright citizenship under the "Lost Canadians" bill fulfil similar requirements to immigrant applicants on language, knowledge of Canadian history and security checks.
House committee adds language, security checks to ’Lost Canadians’ bill
OTTAWA -- The House of Commons immigration committee is recommending most adults eligible for birthright citizenship under the "Lost Canadians" bill fulfil similar requirements to immigrant applicants, on language, knowledge of Canadian history and security checks.
House committee adds language, security checks to ‘Lost Canadians’ bill
The House of Commons immigration committee is recommending most adults eligible for birthright citizenship under the “Lost Canadians” bill fulfil similar requirements to immigrant applicants, on language, knowledge of Canadian history and security checks.
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