The act is very clear on the subject. If there has been no registration, the person is not a Canadian citizen. Whether it was an error by the Crown or a church is of little importance. Under the act that we have to enforce, proof of registration within a period of two years is required.
In the absence of any legislative amendments, our solution is to exercise the minister's exceptional power to grant those people citizenship under subsection 5(4) of the act. It's a relatively quick process. It simply requires documents proving a specific situation.