The rules about who can get Canadian citizenship through their parents (citizenship by descent) are changing — but they haven’t changed yet. For now, the current rule is still in place: only the first generation born or adopted outside Canada to a Canadian parent is automatically eligible for citizenship. This is called the First-Generation Limit (FGL).
If you apply for Canadian citizenship and are affected by the FGL, IRCC may offer you a different path called a “discretionary grant of citizenship” (under section 5(4) of the law). This allows the Minister to grant citizenship in special cases.
Interim measure for citizenship applications affected by the first-generation limit to citizenship by descent
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