Specifically, if a “lost Canadian” parent of a person born abroad was deceased when Bill C-37 came into force, the parent’s citizenship was not restored retroactively to cover the time of the person’s birth. The result of such a situation was that the person born abroad to the now-deceased lost Canadian did not become a citizen by descent when Bill C-37 came into effect.
En effet, si un tel parent était décédé au moment de l’entrée en vigueur du projet de loi, sa citoyenneté n’était pas rétablie rétroactivement pour couvrir le moment de la naissance de l’enfant et celui-ci ne pouvait obtenir la citoyenneté par filiation.