Liberal Government Revives ‘Citizenship by Descent’ Bill

Liberal Government Revives ‘Citizenship by Descent’ Bill
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Lena Metlege Diab rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, June 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Jennifer Cowan
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The Liberal government has introduced a bill that would provide citizenship to individuals born abroad to Canadian parents who themselves were born in a foreign country, following the unsuccessful attempt of a similar bill in Parliament last year.

New Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab presented Bill C-3 in the House of Commons June 5.