Srinagar, Nov. 23 -- Canada has moved closer toward modernising citizenship-by-descent law after a bill to amend the act received royal assent, in a move that is likely to affect thousands of Indian-origin families.

Bill C-3, an Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025), has received royal assent. This represents an important milestone in making the Citizenship Act more inclusive while maintaining the value of Canadian citizenship, said a news release issued by the Canadian government on Friday.

"Once the new law comes into force, Canadian citizenship will be provided to people born before the bill comes into force who would have been citizens if not for the first-generation limit or other outdated rules of past legislation", the news rel...