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6 Document Myths That Could Get Your Canadian Citizenship by Descent Application Rejected | Advice from an Immigration Lawyer Brampton

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  The rules governing Canadian citizenship by descent have officially transformed. Following the historic passage of Bill C-3 (An Act to Amend the Citizenship Act) , Canada has permanently ended the controversial “first-generation limit” (FGL) that previously blocked Canadian parents born abroad from passing their citizenship down to their children. This means that if you are a second, third, or even fourth-generation descendant born outside Canada, you may now legally be an automatic Canadian citizen from birth. For thousands of families across the globe, this is a monumental victory. However, a newly restored legal right does not mean an automatic passport. Because the law now stretches back multiple generations, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) recently issued strict administrative updates to how lineage must be proven. Applications are facing unprecedented scrutiny, and minor documentation errors are triggering immediate rejections—or worse, demands to return...