According to comprehensive news from WorldWay Investment: On August 19, as reported by the Sing Tao Daily in Canada, Canada is further cracking down on the abuse of the immigration system. Babies born in Canada to parents who are neither Canadian citizens nor permanent residents ("non-citizen babies") have become a target for the federal government. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Chris Alexander acknowledged that the immigration policies are under review. Internal documents from the ruling Conservative Party reveal that the number of "non-citizen babies" born in Canada each year accounts for only 0.14% of the total births in the country. If the law is amended to remove the citizenship qualification for "non-citizen babies," the costs involved may far exceed the benefits of the amendment, yet the document ultimately supports the amendment, believing it "should receive some support."
The issue of babies born in Canada to parents who are neither Canadian citizens nor permanent residents has become a hot topic of discussion within the federal government. Immigration officials have suggested to the government to abolish the law that grants automatic Canadian citizenship to "non-citizen babies." According to a proposal marked as "secret" and drafted by multiple government departments, the total number of births in Canada each year is approximately 360,000, while the number of babies born to parents who are neither Canadian citizens nor permanent residents is only 500. Former officials from the Department of Citizenship and Immigration and the author of "Policy Arrogance or Innocent Bias" Andrew Griffith believe that due to the extremely small number, any fair-minded person would conclude that there is no need for an amendment at this stage, yet the document contains proposals supporting government amendments.
Currently, only Canada and the United States allow babies born on their territory to automatically acquire citizenship of that country, while the United Kingdom, Australia, and most European countries have restricted this practice. The document further points out that the costs and consequences of removing citizenship for babies born to parents who are neither Canadian citizens nor permanent residents, as well as the issues arising from babies born in Canada without nationality, may far exceed the benefits of the amendment.
The Canadian government attempted to abolish the citizenship qualification for babies born to parents who are neither Canadian citizens nor permanent residents in the 1990s, but faced public opposition and did not implement it.
Edited by WorldWay Investment
