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Changes to Canada’s citizenship laws have been delayed
Anticipated changes to Canada’s first-generation limit (FGL) to passing on Canadian citizenship have been delayed till at least August.
The FGL rule dictates that if a Canadian citizen who was born out-of-country, subsequently has a child outside of Canada, this child will not automatically receive citizenship from their parents.
Previously, Ontario’s Supreme Court ordered that the federal government amend the FGL rule within the Canadian Citizenship Act. The court ruled it as unconstitutional due to its creation of “a lesser class of citizenship”. At this time, the court imposed a deadline of June 19th, 2024, to implement a solution to this problem.
However, the federal government has now applied and received an extension from the Ontario Supreme Court. Solutions to the FGL issue will now be due on August 9th, 2024. This extension does contain further conditions.
