The Mark Carney government’s Bill C-3, designed to help foreign-born children of Canadians born abroad gain citizenship, faces growing scrutiny over its open-ended residency provision. While addressing the unconstitutional 2009 first-generation cutoff rule, experts warn that eliminating the timeframe for accumulating the required 1,095 days of physical presence could significantly complicate administration and verification processes. With potentially millions of second-generation Canadians abroad eligible to apply, critics argue the bill creates two classes of citizens and may allow individuals with minimal Canadian connections to obtain citizenship, raising sovereignty concerns amid foreign interference risks.
Canada’s Bill C-3 sparks concerns over citizenship integrity
