Nine months ago, Partner Joycna Kang spoke about what it could mean for so many “lost Canadians” once the first-generation limit was struck down. We are still waiting to see what this updated policy would look like as the federal government requests more time to pass the law. It is anticipated that the policy will allow an estimated 115,000 individuals to obtain their citizenship in the next five years. Marie Woolf of the Globe and Mail breaks down the essentials of the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s report on Bill C-71.
While we eagerly await what comes next, we remain hopeful that this will open a pathway for many people to obtain their citizenship in Canada.
Read The Globe and Mail article here:
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