Citizenship Act

• Edmonton woman frustrated over girls being denied citizenship under 2009 law

  A woman in Alberta says she feels like she's not Canadian enough after her daughters were denied citizenship.

  Canada

  Feb 25, 2019
  
• Luck of the Irish: Calgary’s 2019 New Year’s baby gets automatic citizenship

  Aryia Dockrell arrived at 12:01 a.m. — almost 16 hours after her mom was induced.

  Features

  Jan 1, 2019
  
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• Roy Green: Unlike Canada, our allies demand on-site retribution

  Canadians who abandoned this nation for IS and similar organizations are officially dubbed "terrorist travellers" and some 200 have reportedly returned to face absolutely no legal consequences.

  Nov 25, 2017
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• New rules to become a Canadian citizen kick in next week

  As of Oct. 11, only those people between the ages of 18 to 54 will be required to take and pass a knowledge test.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2017
• ‘Lost Canadians’ in endless battles for citizenship: advocate

  There are now 18 definitions of what makes a person a Canadian citizen with more than a dozen caveats, linked to everything from what year they were born to whether their parents were Canadian diplomats or soldiers.

  Canada

  Mar 3, 2016
• Liberals to unveil changes to Citizenship Act

  The federal Liberals are to reveal today how they'll undo the previous Conservative government's controversial changes to the Citizenship Act.

  Canada

  Feb 25, 2016
• Petition calls for change in Canada’s citizenship laws for war dead killed before 1947

  When tribute is paid on Remembrance Day to the soldiers, sailors and flyers killed in the service of Canada during two world wars, Canadians also need to think about citizenship, say two advocacy groups.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2014
• Gov’t to create longer wait to become Canadian, strip terrorists of citizenship

  The Conservative government proposed sweeping changes to the Citizenship Act Thursday.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2014
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• Chretien nixed axing oath to Queen at last minute, ex-minister says

  New citizens would be swearing an oath to Canada rather than to the Queen had former prime minister Jean Chretien not gotten cold feet at the last minute, his former citizenship minister said Friday.

  Canada

  Jul 12, 2013