Bill C-three in Canada: A New Law Restores Citizenship to ThousandsThis podcast episode discusses the new Canadian law, Bill C-three, which aims to grant citizenship to thousands of people worldwide with Canadian ancestry. The law addresses a previous rule that prevented many from claiming their Canadian heritage. Notable figures like Hillary Clinton, Madonna, and Viggo Mortensen, with Canadian roots, may now be eligible for citizenship. The laws impact is expected to be global, with many people worldwide potentially becoming Canadian citizens due to their distant ancestry. The law comes after the 2009 rule created Lost Canadians and was challenged in court. For those born before the law takes effect, their right to Canadian citizenship is retroactively restored, provided they can prove an unbroken line of descent from a Canadian-born or naturalized ancestor.

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