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Canada’s recent efforts to amend its Citizenship Act have encountered another setback, as the federal government is poised to miss the deadline for passing Bill C-3, as reported by CIC News. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has granted a two-month extension, pushing the deadline from November 20, 2025, to January 20, 2026. This extension comes as Ottawa seeks to reform citizenship rules that have long been criticized as unconstitutional. Bill C-3 aims to eliminate the First-Generation Limit (FGL), a provision that the court invalidated in 2023 for establishing a discriminatory tier of citizenship. If enacted, this legislation would enable Canadians born abroad to transmit their citizenship to their children born outside the country, thereby broadening eligibility beyond the existing single-generation restriction.
Despite the extension, there is potential for the legislation to be enacted sooner than anticipated. In her ruling, Judge Akbarali acknowledged the government’s substantial progress in drafting replacement legislation, expressing a “reasonable expectation” that it could be implemented by the end of 2025. Bill C-3 has already successfully passed three readings in the House of Commons and two in the Senate, and it is currently under review by the Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (SOCI). Once both legislative chambers finalize and approve the text, it will proceed to receive Royal Assent, marking a significant step forward in the reform of Canada’s citizenship laws.
