M. Grégoire18h ago

Did Canada really pass a law making at least ten million more people into citizens, without even a background check? I don't recall much debate about this last year; seems to me we should have given this some study.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bill-c-3-canadian-citizenship-by-descent-american-interest-9.7112724

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/jamie-sarkonak-bill-c-3-the-liberal-gateway-to-making-canada-the-51st-state

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Millions of Americans can now claim Canadian citizenship by descent. But they have to prove it | CBC News

Amid rising tensions in the United States and increased global volatility, many Americans are looking to Canada — and their roots — for a possible way out following recent changes to Canada’s citizenship rules.

CBC
Show thread🇨🇦 Maverick ✊🇲🇲🇺🇦🇻🇪🇬🇱14h ago
@mpjgregoire @NMBA Wow. The National Post is pure garbage. Misleading, propagandistic, fear-mongering. Absolute shit. No wonder I blocked it years ago. Thanks for the reminder! (1/2)
Show thread🇨🇦 Maverick ✊🇲🇲🇺🇦🇻🇪🇬🇱14h ago
As for the issue at hand, this does not “grant” anyone citizenship. No right to vote. No terrorists roaming the streets. It allows *qualifying people* to *apply* for Canadian citizenship. As someone with experience trying to bring deserving people to Canada, I can tell you the process is NOT GUARANTEED, and NOT EASY. The myth that it’s easy for foreigners to move to Canada is right-wing propaganda. It’s dam near impossible for most people. (2/2)
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Show threadM. Grégoire14h ago

I frequently link to articles from the #NationalPost, @maverick604 , but I almost always tag them (sometimes my character limit doesn't allow that), so I suggest you block that tag if you don't want even to see links to that paper.

But to the substance of your reply, I understood the #CBC article also as saying that people with Canadian ancestry had become citizens, not that they could apply. I hope I'm not spreading a misunderstanding. Could you please send me a link for correction?

@NMBA

Show threadM. Grégoire

@maverick604
Maybe I'm wrong, but I think the examples from https://immigration.ca/claiming-canadian-citizenship-by-descent-under-canadas-new-citizenship-act-bill-c-3/ show that one is automatically a Canadian citizen if one's great-grandparent was a Canadian citizen, even if the family has lived abroad since then.

"The individuals targeted by Bill C-3, are not applying for a “grant” of citizenship that has an expiration date. Instead, an applicant is applying for “proof of citizenship” [...] for a status that the law now recognizes the claimant has held since birth."

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How to Claim Canadian Citizenship by Descent Under Canada’s New Citizenship Act Bill C-3 - Canada Immigration and Visa Information. Canadian Immigration Services and Free Online Evaluation.

Learn how Canada’s new Bill C-3 restores citizenship by descent, removes the first-generation limit, and allows multigenerational claims for those born abroad.

Canada Immigration and Visa Information. Canadian Immigration Services and Free Online Evaluation.
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