US EditionOttawa offers some ‘lost Canadians’ citizenship after legislation delayed
- Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced that 'lost Canadians' can apply for citizenship due to a delay in passing court-mandated legislation.
- The Ontario Superior Court ruled in late 2023 that the law preventing these individuals from passing down citizenship was unconstitutional.
- Miller stated the government is seeking a 12-month extension to the March 19 deadline and will allow discretionary citizenship grants for affected individuals.
- 'Lost Canadians' refers to people born outside Canada to Canadian parents who were born abroad, as defined by the government.
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Minister tells immigration officials to grant citizenship rights to ‘lost Canadians’ who apply
The IRCC policy shift follows a ruling in 2023 in the Ontario Superior Court that it is unconstitutional to deny citizenship to children born in another country to Canadians also born outside Canada
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‘Lost Canadians’ Can Receive Citizenship Through Interim Rules as Legislation Delayed
Immigration Minister Marc Miller is giving so-called “lost Canadians” a chance to receive Canadian citizenship, now that court-mandated legislation will not be passed by the deadline. “Lost Canadians” is a term applied to people who were born outside of the country to Canadian parents who were also born in another country. In 2009, the Conservative federal government changed the law so that people who were born abroad could not pass down their c…
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