Last year, our longtime travel correspondent gained her Canadian citizenship through ancestry. Here's a bird’s-eye look at ...

Many new Canadians must prove their knowledge of Canada’s history, government and culture. How does yours stack up?

The federal government says the first Canadian Citizenship Act of 1947 contained “now-outdated” laws that caused many people to either lose their Canadian citizenship or not receive one in the ...

Canadian citizenship lies at the heart of what it means to be Canadian, providing a sense of belonging and connection to a diverse, inclusive, and democratic nation. For many newcomers to Canada ...

My sister and I became Canadian citizens when we were in our teens. Though we weren’t required to take a test at that age, ...

In 1974, the first Canadian Citizenship Act contained provisions that cause many people to “either lose their Canadian citizenship or not acquire it in the first place,” the news release said.

Rest of World News: Canada decided to amend its Citizenship Act, widening the scope of who can become a Canadian citizen in a relief to many Indian-origin residents at a .

Next, Bill C-71 proposes to restore Canadian citizenship to all remaining “Lost Canadians”, a term used to identify those who either lost Canadian citizenship or were unable to acquire it due to ...

As a result of the first-generation limit to citizenship by descent for individuals born abroad, most Canadian citizens who are citizens by descent cannot pass on citizenship to their child born or ...

Bill C-24, the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act, has received Royal Assent and is now law. Here’s an overview of the changes this makes to citizenship in Canada. The history of the current ...

US & Canada News News: Canada's immigration minister has introduced legislation to extend citizenship by descent beyond the first generation, addressing concerns raised by a ...