By Admin 
The Canadian government has taken a big decision. The Canadian government is going to change a law related to citizenship. Bill C-3, presented in the Parliament regarding the By Descent i.e. Hereditary Citizenship Act, has been approved. This means that now the law will remain in force. Citizens of Indian origin are expected to benefit greatly from this law.
According to the government, after the implementation of this law, citizenship will be given to those people who were not eligible to get it due to old rules. First generation limit was implemented in the year 2009. There was a provision in this that if a child is born or adopted in any other country, then he is not given citizenship.
Because of this law, Indian citizens had to face difficulties. In fact, in December 2023, an Ontario court canceled the first generation limit and declared it unconstitutional.
What changes were made through this bill?
Bill C-3 which the government is going to bring will remove the old rules. This means that the new law will allow any Canadian parent who was born or raised outside of Canada to give citizenship to their child, provided they can prove a strong connection to Canada. Canada’s Immigration Minister Lina Metlez Diab said that this bill will end old discrimination and provide justice to foreign-born children.
How many Indians live in Canada?
In a report of the year 2023, the Ministry of External Affairs had said that the total number of Indian community in Canada is around 28 to 29 lakhs. In this, resident persons of Indian origin are around 19 lakh and NRIs are around 10 lakh. The Government of Canada reported in 2021 that about 5.1% of the population in the country is of Indian origin.