OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says individuals who have been informed to give up their proof of citizenship deserve an evidence and he’ll “be following up to make sure they get that.”
Immigration Minister Lena Diab mentioned Tuesday she ordered an investigation into citizenship claims associated to Invoice C-3 as quickly as she grew to become conscious that “one thing” had occurred to their recordsdata.
Invoice C-3 permits anybody born earlier than Dec. 15, 2025, with a provable hyperlink to a Canadian direct ancestor to make a citizenship declare.
The division has mentioned “a number of dozen” individuals who grew to become residents by descent underneath that regulation acquired letters this month telling them to give up their citizenship paperwork over the weekend of June 13.
Diab mentioned Tuesday the division isn’t finalizing any citizenship by descent claims whereas the investigation takes place.
Practically 4,100 profitable citizenship claims associated to this new regulation are actually being reviewed, she mentioned.
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