Bill C-3 citizenship question

[SyedZainulabideen]

I was born outside Canada in 2002. At the time, neither parent was Canadian. My father became a Canadian citizen in 2014. I am currently a PR, not a citizen.

Under Bill C-3 (effective 15 Dec 2025), does citizenship by descent still require that the parent was Canadian at the time of birth, or can a parent’s later naturalization retroactively make the child Canadian?

Based on this, would I be considered an automatic citizen under Bill C-3, or would I still need to apply through the normal PR-to-citizenship process?

 

[Naturgrl]

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...dian-citizen/eligibility/already-citizen.html

How did father become a citizen? And why didn't he sponsor your years ago?

 

[hawk39]

I was born outside Canada in 2002. At the time, neither parent was Canadian. My father became a Canadian citizen in 2014. I am currently a PR, not a citizen.

Under Bill C-3 (effective 15 Dec 2025), does citizenship by descent still require that the parent was Canadian at the time of birth, or can a parent’s later naturalization retroactively make the child Canadian?

Based on this, would I be considered an automatic citizen under Bill C-3, or would I still need to apply through the normal PR-to-citizenship process?

The parent must have been Canadian before the birth of the child in order for the child to be granted citizenship by descent; that requirement has not changed. You will still need to follow the naturalization pathway for citizenship.