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You Might Be a Canadian Citizen Under Canadas New Citizenship Law
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A new Canadian law removes limits on citizenship by descent, allowing descendants of Canadians—potentially generations removed—to claim Canadian citizenship with proof of lineage.
Canadian officials are seeing an increase in citizenship applications following a December 2025 Canadian Senate bill that removes limits on eligibility for Canadian citizenship by descent.
Previously, Canada’s citizenship law had limited citizenship by descent to the first generation born abroad to a Canadian parent.
The Canadian ancestor or any of their descendants must not have formally renounced Canadian citizenship.
Continue Reading Article After Our Video Recommended Fodor’s VideoThe Senate law makes Canadian citizenship retroactive and immediate—even if the interceding ancestors never sought to affirm their own Canadian citizenship before their death.