Bill C-71 aims to amend the Citizenship Act, conferring citizenship by descent to those born outside Canada, whether in the first or subsequent generations, before or after the bill's enactment, provided they have a Canadian citizen parent who meets specific criteria. Additionally, it extends citizenship under section 5.1 of the Act to anyone born abroad and adopted by a Canadian citizen parent, regardless of when the adoption occurred, as long as certain conditions are met. The bill also rei...
