NDP-5 states that Bill S-245 in clause 1 would be amended by adding after line 18 on page 1 the following:
(4) Section 3 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (7):
(7.1) Despite any provision of this Act or any Act respecting naturalization or citizenship that was in force in Canada at any time before the day on which this subsection comes into force, a person is deemed to be a citizen under paragraph (1)(b) from the time that they were born if
(a) the person is a citizen under paragraph (1)(b);
(b) the person was born after April 16, 2009 and before the coming into force of this subsection; and
(c) at the time of the person's 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), (h), (o), (p), (q) or (r) or both of the person's parents were citizens under any of those paragraphs.
(5) Section 3 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (8):
(8.1) For any period before the day on which subsection (7.1) first takes effect with respect to a person, subsection (7.1) does not have the effect of conferring any rights, powers or privileges—or imposing any obligations, duties or liabilities—under any Act of Parliament other than this Act or any other law on the person or on any other person who may have any of those rights, powers, privileges, obligations, duties and liabilities as a result of the first person becoming a citizen.