Overview

• Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner moved to amend Bill C-3 to limit automatic citizenship to babies with at least one Canadian citizen or permanent resident parent.
• Liberal and Bloc Québécois members on the House immigration committee voted down the amendment this week.
• Justice Minister Sean Fraser said the government should maintain birthright citizenship in Canada.
• The Conservatives have shifted to a petition campaign urging the change, with leader Pierre Poilievre publicly supporting it.
• Reporting notes non-resident births rose to 3,575 in 2022–23 from 2,245 in 2021, while experts say the scale is small and rights groups warn of risks such as stateless children.