OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Marc Miller is giving “lost Canadians” a chance to receive Canadian citizenship, while a judge has said there’s not enough evidence on how this interim citizenship program will work to back the government’s request for an extension to a deadline to pass new legislation.

“Lost Canadians” is a term applied to people who were born outside of the country to Canadian parents who were also born in another country.

The government will offer "discretionary" citizenship grants for affected people who were born or adopted before Dec. 19, 2023.{ai:summary}<p>Canada's Immigration Minister Marc Miller is offering “lost Canadians” the opportunity to obtain citizenship. However, a judge has expressed concerns over the lack of evidence regarding the interim citizenship program, questioning the government's request for a deadline extension on new legislation. #politics</p>

Some ’lost Canadians’ offered citizenship after legislation repeatedly delayed

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