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Demand for Canadian citizenship certificates soaring, fuelled by Americans (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 1 week ago by CityPop@lemmy.today to c/world@quokk.au

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[–] inari@piefed.zip 3 points 1 week ago

Bill C-3 allows citizenship for those who can prove they're descended from a Canadian ancestor, even if that ancestor left the country several generations back. It was adopted after the courts ruled that limiting citizenship to the first generation born outside of Canada was too restrictive.

Funny, Italy recently went in the exact opposite direction.