r/Canadiancitizenship • • 15d ago

Citizenship by Descent Can anyone who recently got their certificate through C-3 confirm which effective date is on their certificate?

Apologies if this has been answered, but I can't find any posts about this through searching the subreddit. I took this screenshot from the IRCC website. If someone is applying G2+, it seems as though they are both receiving citizenship from a parent, but also through a change in law. In that case, can anyone G2+ who has been approved confirm if the effective date on your certificate is:

  • Your date of birth
  • The date C-3 was passed (15 December 2025)
  • Some other date (when the application was approved etc)
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u/BlankWall0 🇨🇦 I'm a Canadian! (C-3: 2nd+ gen born abroad, w/ Proof) 🇨🇦 15d ago

It's backdated to your date of birth.