Canada’s *Lost Canadians* amendments to its Citizenship Act came into force on Monday, December 15, 2025.

What this means is that if you have at least one Canadian ancestor — born in Canada or by naturalization — you probably are now a Canadian citizen.

This includes ancestors who were were British subjects domiciled in Canada for periods prior to 1947.

This recent podcast has the two Canadian citizenship expert lawyers who literally wrote the book on citizenship by descent, one of who provided expert testimony at the Senate hearings on the legislative amendments in C-3 and contributing the briefs from the Canadian Bar Association.

They note that their research shows that many Americans, especially in the North East, likely qualify. While it’s necessary to establish the line of descent to obtain a certificate of citizenship, it’s also necessary to renounce formally citizenship *to Canadian authorities* to avoid it.

New Canadian citizens as a result of these amendments include numerous well known Americans, including Hilary Clinton and Tucker Carlson.

It’s noted that Carlson vehemently opposes dual citizenship.

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Lost Canadians no longer?

Here’s the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) information page on the coming into force of C-3 amendments to the Citizenship Act.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/act-changes/rules-2025.html

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Change to citizenship rules in 2025 - Canada.ca

Bill C-3 changes the first-generation limit for Canadian citizenship by descent. Find out who is affected and how the law impacts citizenship eligibility.

While more Americans have been seeking to claim Canadian citizenship by descent under the Interim Measure that IRCC uses for claims of citizenship by descent until Parliament could address the rights violations found in the 2023 *Bjorkquist Decision on Lost Canadians*, the numbers who will choose to apply for a certificate of citizenship is unknown.

Here’s a CTV News report.

https://www.cp24.com/video/shows/2025/11/25/ctv-national-news-more-americans-seeking-canadian-citizenship-after-a-new-bill-makes-it-easier/

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CTV National News: More Americans seeking Canadian citizenship after a new bill makes it easier

Heather Wright takes a closer look at how the 'Lost Canadians' legislation is making it easier for those with Canadian ties abroad to become citizens.

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“Am I Canadian?” See if you are already a citizen

IRCC stated in Parliamentary hearings on the amendments to the Citizenship Act that it will be doing public information campaigns outside Canada to let people know that they may now be eligible for citizenship status by descent.

Here’s a video advertisement from the last time the Citizenship Act was amended.

https://youtu.be/rlZnhZscw90

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