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Leyland Cecco in Toronto

‘Inherently cruel’: Canadian parents say citizenship bill erodes rights of children adopted abroad

a women and child holding a flag and booklet
New Canadian citizens hold flags during a citizenship ceremony at Canada Place on Canada Day in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on 01 July 2025. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Canadian parents of children adopted abroad say a proposed citizenship bill represents a “shocking and unconscionable” erosion of their children’s rights by the governing Liberals.

The federal government is in the midst of overhauling the Citizenship Act so Canadians born abroad can pass citizenship to further generations born abroad. The bill would also restore or grant citizenship descendants who were excluded under older citizenship laws.

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