OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Marc Miller is giving 'lost Canadians' a chance to receive Canadian citizenship as he seeks an extension to a deadline set by the courts for his government to pass new legislation.
OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Marc Miller is giving"lost Canadians" a chance to receive Canadian citizenship as he seeks an extension to a deadline set by the courts for his government to pass new legislation.
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled in late 2023 that the law was unconstitutional and the government agreed with the ruling. Miller said his department will offer"discretionary" citizenship grants for affected people who were born or adopted before Dec. 19, 2023 — the date of the original Ontario court ruling.
Sujit Choudhry, a lawyer representing people who challenged the law, wrote in a court submission that the court should only give the federal government a four-month extension on the deadline.
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