R.S., c. C-29 Citizenship Act 1 (1) Subparagraph 3(1)(f)(iii) of the  Citizenship Act  is replaced by the following: (iii) the person made an application to retain his or her citizenship under section 8 as it read before April 17, 2009, that subsequently was not approved; (2) Subsection 3(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (g): (g.1) the person was born outside Canada after February 14, 1977, and would be a citizen if he or she had made an application to retain his or her citizenship under section 8 as it read before April 17, 2009; (3) Subsections 3(4) and (4.1) of the Act are replaced by the following: Exception (4) Subsection (3) does not apply to a person who was a citizen on June 11, 2015. 2 Subparagraph 27(1)(j.1)(i) of the Act is replaced by the following: (i) who are citizens under paragraph 3(1)(f), (g) or (g.1),