citizenship

Immigration Minister Marc Miller is expected to table legislation today that would extend citizenship to some children born outside of the country. Miller speaks at a citizenship ceremony for forty new Canadian citizens to mark Citizenship Week in Surrey, B.C., Monday, May 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

New bill would let Canadians to pass citizenship down to children born abroad

Move would reverse change Conservatives made in 2009, which was recently struck down in court

 

Teenager surfer Erin Brooks is shown June 7, 2023, at the ISA World Surfing Games in this handout image, where she won silver in the women’s shortboard event. The Texas-born 16-year-old, whose father Jeff has dual Canadian-U.S. citizenship, has been granted Canadian citizenship in the hope of representing Canada at the Paris Olympics. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Surf Canada-Dom Domic

Teenage surfing star granted Canadian citizenship, now eyeing Olympics

16-year-old will have one opportunity in February to qualify and compete for Canada

 

Nitin Goyal, and his son 18-month-old Ansh, shake hands with a politician after Goyal received his citizenship Saturday (July 1, 2023) during a ceremony at the ceremony at the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s Vancouver location for Canada Day. (Lauren Collins)

30 new Canadians take citizenship oath at Vancouver ceremony on Canada Day

Federal Immigration Minister said more than 1,000 immigrants would become citizens on July 1

 

Canadian’s hearts may be brimming with pride as Canada Day approaches, but a new poll suggests their minds aren’t full of the knowledge they would need to pass a citizenship test. Children stand to sing O Canada after being sworn-in as Canadian citizens at the Halifax Citadel in Halifax on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Could you pass the citizenship test? Poll shows most Canadians would flunk

Leger survey found that only 23 per cent would pass their country’s citizenship test

Canadian’s hearts may be brimming with pride as Canada Day approaches, but a new poll suggests their minds aren’t full of the knowledge they would need to pass a citizenship test. Children stand to sing O Canada after being sworn-in as Canadian citizens at the Halifax Citadel in Halifax on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese