After the landmark decision Bjorkquist et al. v Canada the Bill C-71 was introduced to the Canadian government.
This legislation would do two things:
1. Automatically confer citizenship to any person already born who would have been a citizen were it not for the first generation limit; and
2. it will establish a new framework for citizenship by descent going forward that would allow for access to Canadian citizenship beyond the first generation based on a substantial connection to Canada.
This will be especially interesting for many US citizens, as they are often not Canadian citizens, due to the first generation cut-off.
We will update here as soon as the Bill is implemented into the legislation.
Meanwhile, you can contact us for Citizenship questions as well as general questions about working and living in Canada.