(2024) Bill C-71 (44-1) Status: At second reading in the House of Commons Type: House Government Bill Sponsor: Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs) Latest stage: First reading

Legislative

summary <div>A legislative

summary is currently being prepared for this bill by the Library of Parliament. Meanwhile, the following executive

summary is available.<br/><br/>On 23 May 2024, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship introduced Bill C-71,

An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2024), and it was given first reading. <br/><br/>Bill C-71 amends the Citizenship Act to, among other things,<br/><br/>(

a) ensure that citizenship by descent is conferred on all persons who were born outside Canada before the coming into force of this enactment to a parent who was a citizen;<br/><br/>(

b) confer citizenship by descent on persons born outside Canada after the first generation, on or after the coming into force of this enactment, to a parent who is a citizen and who had a substantial connection to Canada before the person’s birth;<br/><br/>(

c) allow citizenship to be granted under

section 5.1 of that Act to all persons born outside Canada who were adopted before the coming into force of this enactment by a parent who was a citizen;<br/><br/>(

d) allow citizenship to be granted under

section 5.1 of that Act to persons born outside Canada who are adopted on or after the coming into force of this enactment by a parent who is a citizen and who had a substantial connection to Canada before the person’s adoption;<br/><br/>(

e) restore citizenship to persons who lost their citizenship because they did not make an application to retain it under the former

section 8 of that Act or because they made an application under that

section that was not approved; and<br/><br/>(

f) allow certain persons who become citizens as a result of the coming into force of this enactment to access a simplified process to renounce their citizenship.</div> House of Commons — First reading: Completed (2024-05-23) House of Commons — Second reading: Not completed Senate — Senate pre-study: Completed (2024-12-12) Senate — Consideration in committee: Completed (2024-12-12) Senate — Second reading: No activity

LEGISinfo: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/44-1/c-71