first-generation limit

Ontario (Rajeev Sharma): Canada has taken a major step toward updating its citizenship-by-descent rules after Bill C-3, an amendment to the Citizenship Act, received royal assent. The federal government said the move will make the law more inclusive while preserving the integrity and value of Canadian citizenship. The change is expected to impact thousands of families of Indian origin who have long struggled with the existing restrictions.According to the government’s announcement, once the law officially comes into effect, citizenship will be granted to individuals who were born before that date but would have been Canadian if not for the first-generation…