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s born outside Canada, (B) only one of the person’s parents was a citizen and that parent was a citizen under paragraph (1)(f) and was born outside Canada to a parent who was a citizen at the time of their birth, or (C) both of the person’s parents were citizens under any of paragraphs (1)(b), (c.1), (e) to (j) and (o) to (r) and were born outside Canada and, in the case of a parent who was a citizen under paragraph (1)(f), that parent was born to a parent who was a citizen at the time of their birth, and (ii) neither of the person’s parents who was a citizen was physically present in Canada for at least 1,095 days before the person's birth; or (b) if (i) at any time, only one of the person’s parents was a citizen and that parent was a citizen under any of the following provisions or both of the person’s parents were citizens under any of the following provisions: (A) paragraph 4(b) or 5(b) of the Canadian Citizenship Act , S.C. 1946, c. 15, (B) paragraph 5(1)(b) of the Canadian Citizenship Act , S.C. 1946, c. 15, as enacted by S.C. 1950, c. 29, s. 2, (C) paragraph 4(1)(b) of the Canadian Citizenship Act , S.C. 1946, c. 15, as enacted by S.C. 1952-53, c. 23, s. 2(1), (D) paragraph 5(1)(b) of the Canadian Citizenship Act , S.C. 1946, c. 15, as enacted by S.C. 1950, c. 29, s. 2 and amended by S.C. 1952-53, c. 23, s. 3(1), (E) paragraph 4(1)(b) of the Canadian Citizenship Act , R.S.C. 1952, c. 33, as enacted by S.C. 1952-53, c. 23, s. 13(1), (F) paragraph 5(1)(b) of the Canadian Citizenship Act , R.S.C. 1952, c. 33, as amended by S.C. 1952-53, c. 23, s. 14(1), (G) subsection 39B(1) of the Canadian Citizenship Act , R.S.C. 1952, c. 33, as enacted by S.C. 1967-68, c. 4, s. 10, or (H) paragraph 4(1)(b) or 5(1)(b) or subsection 42(1) of the former Act, and (ii) neither of the person’s parents who was a citizen was physically present in Canada for at least 1,095 days before the person's birth. (4) [Repealed, 2025, c. 5, s. 1] (4.1) [Repealed, 2025, c. 5, s. 1] Exception — child or grandchild of person in service abroad (5) Subsection (3) does not apply to a person (a) born to a parent who, at the time of the person’s birth, was employed outside Canada in or with the Canadian Armed Forces, the federal public administration or the public service of a province, otherwise than as a locally engaged person; (b) born to a parent one or both of whose parents, at the time of that parent’s birth, were employed outside Canada in or with the Canadian Armed Forces, the federal public administration or the public service of a province, otherwise than as a locally engaged person; or (c) born to a parent one or both of whose adoptive parents, at the time of that parent’s adoption, were employed outside Canada in or with the Canadian Armed Forces, the federal public administration or the public service of a province, otherwise than as a locally engaged person. (5.1) [Repealed, 2025, c. 5, s. 1] (5.2) [Repealed, 2025, c. 5, s. 1] Citizenship other than by way of grant (6) A person referred to in paragraph (1)(h), (i) or (j) is deemed, except for the purposes of that paragraph, never to have been a citizen by way of grant. Citizenship other than by way of grant — certain children born after February 14, 1977 (6.1) A person who was born outside Canada after February 14, 1977 and who, before the coming into force of this subsection, was granted citizenship under section 5 is deemed never to have been a citizen by way of grant if (a) he or she was born to a parent who was born in Canada and who is a citizen under paragraph (1)(f) or (i); or (b) he or she was born to a parent who was born outside Canada to parents neither of whom was a citizen at the time of that parent’s birth, and who is a citizen under paragraph (1)(f) or (i). Citizenship other than by way of grant (6.2) A person referred to in any of paragraphs (1)(k) to (r) — or a person referred to in paragraph (1)(b) or (g) who is a citizen under that paragraph for the sole reason that one or both of