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Maple News reports: Canada Tightens Scrutiny on Citizenship by Descent — Some Recipients Asked to Return Certificates
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- June 15, 2026
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Maple News reports that recent applicants under Canada's expanded citizenship laws are facing renewed scrutiny after their citizenship was approved. The latest amendment to the Citizenship Act opened a wave of descent-based applications, and a subset of those cases are now being re-examined by the federal government. On the afternoon of June 13, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) emailed a number of recent recipients of Canadian citizenship certificates, including individuals in the United States, requesting the return of their certificate while their file is reviewed. The process is not a revocation of citizenship; rather, it is a formal re-check of eligibility, and recipients can submit additional documentary evidence in support of their claim. If the entitlement is confirmed, the certificate is returned. The letters anchor their authority in subsection 26(1) of the Citizenship Regulations, which allows the Registrar of Canadian Citizenship to ask for a surrendered certificate when there are questions about entitlement. The letter also notes that a response with more documentation is possible and that the certificate will be returned if the review supports the claim. IRCC cited two reasons for flagging these applications. First, some submitted documents did not originate from a source authority such as a civil registry or vital statistics office, which raises questions about authenticity. Second, when a source document could not be obtained, applicants often failed to provide a written explanation or proof of their efforts to obtain it. In essence, authorities are seeking a demonstrated, unbroken line of descent from a…
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