In recognition of diversity of Canadian families, the Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced a change in the interpretation of “parent” under the Citizenship Act. The new change allows non-biological Canadian parent who are their children’s legal parent at birth to pass down Canadian citizenship to their children born abroad in the first...
CITIZENSHIP BY DESCENT NOW INCLUDES PARENTS CONSIDERED LEGAL AT BIRTH
In recognition of diversity of Canadian families, the Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced a change in the interpretation of “parent” under the Citizenship Act. The new change allows non-biological Canadian parent who are their children’s legal parent at birth to pass down Canadian citizenship to their children born abroad in the first...