Bill S-245 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (granting citizenship to certain Canadians)

This bill is from the 44th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in January 2025.

Status

Report stage (House), as of June 12, 2023
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.

This enactment amends the Citizenship Act to permit certain persons who lost their Canadian citizenship to regain it.

Similar bills

C-3 (current session) Law An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025)
S-230 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (granting citizenship to certain Canadians)

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other S-245s:

S-245 (2026) National Blanket Ceremony Day Act
S-245 (2018) Trans Mountain Pipeline Project Act
S-245 (2009) An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and other Acts (unfunded pension plan liabilities)

Votes

Nov. 16, 2022 Passed 2nd reading of Bill S-245, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (granting citizenship to certain Canadians)

Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on March 20, 2023

  • Nicole Girard, Director General, Citizenship Policy, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
  • Alain Laurencelle, Senior Counsel, Legal Services, Department of Citizenship and Immigration

Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on March 27, 2023

  • Yonah Martin, Senator, British Columbia, C
  • Amandeep S. Hayer, Lawyer and Secretary, Canadian Bar Association, British Columbia Immigration Law Section, The Canadian Bar Association
  • Daniel Bernhard, Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Canadian Citizenship
  • J. Randall Emery, Executive Director, Canadian Citizens Rights Council
  • Don Chapman, Founder and Head, Lost Canadians

Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on April 17, 2023

    Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on May 1, 2023

    Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on May 3, 2023

    Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on May 8, 2023

      Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on May 10, 2023

      • J. Randall Emery, Executive Director, Canadian Citizens Rights Council, As an Individual
      • Nicole Girard, Director General, Citizenship Policy, Department of Citizenship and Immigration

      Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on May 15, 2023

      Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on May 29, 2023

      • Nicole Girard, Director General, Citizenship Policy, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
      • Erika Schneidereit, Counsel, Legal Services, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
      • Allison Bernard, Senior Policy Analyst, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
      • Jody Dewan, Senior Policy Analyst, Department of Citizenship and Immigration

      Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on May 31, 2023

      • Nicole Girard, Director General, Citizenship Policy, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
      • Erika Schneidereit, Counsel, Legal Services, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
      • Uyen Hoang, Senior Director, Legislation and Program Policy, Department of Citizenship and Immigration

      Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on June 1, 2023

      • Nicole Girard, Director General, Citizenship Policy, Department of Citizenship and Immigration

      Citizenship and Immigration Committee, on June 5, 2023

      • Nicole Girard, Director General, Citizenship Policy, Department of Citizenship and Immigration