The amendment proposes that Bill S-245, in clause 1, be amended by adding after line 14 on page 1 the following:
(2.1) Paragraph 3(3)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(a) if the person was born before April 17, 2009 and, at the time of his or her birth, only one of the person's parents was a citizen and that parent was a citizen under paragraph (1)(b), (c.1), (e), (g), (g.1), (h), (o), (p), (q) or (r) or both of the person's parents were citizens under any of those paragraphs;
(a.01) if the person was born after April 17, 2009 and, at the time of his or her birth,
(i) only one of the person's parents was a citizen and that parent was a citizen under paragraph (1)(b), (c.1), (e), (g), (g.1), (h), (o), (p), (q) or (r) or both of the person's parents were citizens under any of those paragraphs, and
(ii) neither of the person's parents was a citizen who had a substantial connection with Canada;
(2.2) The portion of paragraph 3(3)(b) of the Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:
(b) if the person was born before April 17, 2009 and, at any time, only one of the person's parents was a citizen and that parent was a citizen under any of the following provisions, or both of the person's parents were citizens under any of the following provisions:
(2.3) Subsection 3(3) of the Act is amended by striking out “or” at the end of paragraph (a.2), by adding “or” at the end of paragraph (b) and by adding the following after paragraph (b):
(c) if the person was born after April 16, 2009 and
(i) at any time, only one of the person's parents was a citizen and that parent was a citizen under any of the provisions referred to in subparagraphs (b)(i) to (viii), or both of the person's parents were citizens under any of those provisions, and
(ii) at the time of their birth, neither of the person's parents was a citizen who had a substantial connection with Canada.