The issue today is that, if your parent is born in or naturalized in Canada and chooses to adopt internationally, there is direct access to citizenship. Where the Canadian parent is already first generation and born abroad—so the grandparent was born or naturalized in Canada—parents are affected by the first-generation limit, just as they are when their child is naturally born abroad in the second generation or beyond.
This amendment provides direct access to citizenship in those circumstances where one Canadian parent is able to meet that same connection test, as was previously discussed. It provides an important remedy that's being sought to address those concerns.
Thank you.