So, there are changes to the Canadian citizenship act. Children of Canadians born abroad are no longer granted citizenship. Now, the children must live in Canada for three years before the age of 23 and then apply for citizenship through the usual channels. While this doesn’t affect my citizenship choices, it limits my decisions when it comes to starting a family.
More fun for others: the law is retroactive, so children who were Canadians born abroad have had that citizenship stripped from them.
Children born abroad to Canadians who have been living abroad for the last 23+ years are now stripped of that Canadian citizenship. In the case of the family profiled in this article, the children are now stateless as they don’t get Austrian citizenship for being born in Austria, despite living there their entire lives.
People who are now retroactively affected by this law, but over the age of 23 and stripped of their citizenship can apply for citizenship, but they are granted a different kind of citizenship that grants them less Canadian rights than an immigrant receives. Basically, making these people second class immigrant citizen.
When Josh and I moved here, we said “18 months”. Then it was “probably two years”. Not long after that, it’s “we’re playing it year by year”. While we’re not planning on having kids soon, this is something that will now affect our decision on staying here or not. Not long ago, it was something we considered, thinking they would get dual citizenship. Now, if we do have kids here, we’ll have to consider the cost of not only moving back to Canada, but the cost of paying for all the fees, paperwork and legal costs for our kids to immigrate to a country we still call home.
Bullfuckingshit Canada.
When is the election?