Citizenship Act — C-29 3
ho would not become a citizen under one of the paragraphs of subsection (1) for the sole reason that their parent or both their parent and their parent’s parent died before the coming into force of An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025) is a citizen under that paragraph if that parent — or both that parent and that parent’s parent — but for their death, would have been a citizen as a result of the coming into force of that Act. Not applicable to children of foreign diplomats, etc. (2) Paragraph (1)(a) does not apply to a person if, at the time of his birth, neither of his parents was a citizen or lawfully admitted to Canada for permanent residence and either of his parents was (a) a diplomatic or consular officer or other representative or employee in Canada of a foreign government; (b) an employee in the service of a person referred to in paragraph (a); or (c) an officer or employee in Canada of a specialized agency of the United Nations or an officer or employee in Canada of any other international organization to whom there are granted, by or under any Act of Parliament, diplomatic privileges and immunities certified by the Minister of Foreign Affairs to be equivalent to those granted to a person or persons referred to in paragraph (a). Not applicable — paragraphs (1)(k), (m), (o) and (q) (2.1) Paragraphs (1)(k), (m), (o) and (q) do not apply to a person if (a) before January 1, 1947, the person made a declaration of alienage; or (b) the person became a citizen by way of grant on or after January 1, 1947 and subsequently renounced their citizenship under any of the provisions referred to in clauses (1)(f)(i)(A) to (F). Not applicable — paragraphs (1)(b), (g) and (h) (2.2) Paragraphs (1)(b), (g) and (h) do not apply to a person — who, but for this subsection, would be a citizen under one of those paragraphs for the sole reason that one or both of their parents are persons referred to in any of paragraphs (1)(k), (m), (o) and (q) — if the person became a citizen by way of grant on or after January 1, 1947 and subsequently renounced their citizenship under any of the provisions referred to in clauses (1)(f)(i)(A) to (F). Not applicable — paragraphs (1)(l), (n), (p) and (r) (2.3) Paragraphs (1)(l), (n), (p) and (r) do not apply to a person if (a) before April 1, 1949, the person made a declaration of alienage; or (b) the person became a citizen by way of grant on or after April 1, 1949 and subsequently renounced their citizenship under any of the provisions referred to in clauses (1)(f)(i)(A) to (F). Not applicable — paragraphs (1)(b), (g) and (h) (2.4) Paragraphs (1)(b), (g) and (h) do not apply to a person — who, but for this subsection, would be a citizen under one of those paragraphs for the sole reason that one or both of their parents are persons referred to in any of paragraphs (1)(l), (n), (p) and (r) — if the person became a citizen by way of grant on or after April 1, 1949 and subsequently renounced their citizenship under any of the provisions referred to in clauses (1)(f)(i)(A) to (F). Not applicable — paragraphs (1)(b), (f) to (j), (q) and (r) (2.5) Paragraphs (1)(b), (f) to (j), (q) and (r) do not apply to a person who became a citizen by way of grant before the day on which this subsection comes into force and subsequently renounced their citizenship under any of the provisions referred to in clauses (1)(f)(i)(A) to (F). Not applicable — after first generation (3) Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to a person born outside Canada on or after the day on which An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025) comes into force (a) if (i) at the time of the person’s birth (A) only one of the person’s parents was a citizen and that parent was a citizen under any of paragraphs (1)(b), (c.1), (e), (g) to (j) and (o) to (r) and was 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