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Birth tourism families could reap ‘never ending chain’ of Canadian citizenship abroad: critics

Proposed changes to the Citizenship Act have prompted concerns of a “never-ending chain of citizenship” for Canadians choosing to live abroad, including for the children of so-called birth tourists.

Bill C-71 is a proposed amendment to the Act that intends to allow Canadian citizenship to be continuously passed down by citizens who were born abroad to their children who are also born abroad, as opposed to the current first-generation limit.

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