Canadian passport requirement for dual citizens

[elliejay]

Re-posting this from the Visitors sub-forum.

I hope someone can give me some advice on this since I'm really uncertain. According to IRCC, as of November 10 2016 all dual Canadian citizens are required to have a Canadian passport to enter Canada by air. I can't post links but it's on the CIC website.

My situation: I'm Canadian by birth and my son (2 years old) is automatically Canadian through me, but we've never applied for proof of citizenship or a Canadian passport for him; we live in Italy and he carries an Italian passport. Does he therefore have to adhere to this new rule and obtain a Canadian passport before traveling to Canada? If so, what about newborns born abroad to Canadian parents? Can they simply not enter Canada for the first 8 months of their life, or however long it takes to get a certificate of Canadian citizenship plus a Canadian passport? Seems crazy to me.

On a related note, when filling out the Electronic Travel Authorization for my son, where they ask about additional nationalities should I add Canadian as a nationality? Seems like it should be consistent with the above - that is, if he's not considered dual Canadian in terms of Canadian passport requirement, then he should also not be Canadian on the ETA.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

 

[screech339]

Re-posting this from the Visitors sub-forum.

I hope someone can give me some advice on this since I'm really uncertain. According to IRCC, as of November 10 2016 all dual Canadian citizens are required to have a Canadian passport to enter Canada by air. I can't post links but it's on the CIC website.

My situation: I'm Canadian by birth and my son (2 years old) is automatically Canadian through me, but we've never applied for proof of citizenship or a Canadian passport for him; we live in Italy and he carries an Italian passport. Does he therefore have to adhere to this new rule and obtain a Canadian passport before traveling to Canada? If so, what about newborns born abroad to Canadian parents? Can they simply not enter Canada for the first 8 months of their life, or however long it takes to get a certificate of Canadian citizenship plus a Canadian passport? Seems crazy to me.

On a related note, when filling out the Electronic Travel Authorization for my son, where they ask about additional nationalities should I add Canadian as a nationality? Seems like it should be consistent with the above - that is, if he's not considered dual Canadian in terms of Canadian passport requirement, then he should also not be Canadian on the ETA.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Since your son is Canadian, he cannot apply for eta. He must use Canadian passport to enter Canada. You need to apply for citizenship certificate asap. Since your son is 2 years old, he cannot apply for a limited canadian passport at same time as citizenship certificate. He would have to wait for certificate first then apply for canadian passport.

 

[Jess16]

Re-posting this from the Visitors sub-forum.

I hope someone can give me some advice on this since I'm really uncertain. According to IRCC, as of November 10 2016 all dual Canadian citizens are required to have a Canadian passport to enter Canada by air. I can't post links but it's on the CIC website.

My situation: I'm Canadian by birth and my son (2 years old) is automatically Canadian through me, but we've never applied for proof of citizenship or a Canadian passport for him; we live in Italy and he carries an Italian passport. Does he therefore have to adhere to this new rule and obtain a Canadian passport before traveling to Canada? If so, what about newborns born abroad to Canadian parents? Can they simply not enter Canada for the first 8 months of their life, or however long it takes to get a certificate of Canadian citizenship plus a Canadian passport? Seems crazy to me.

On a related note, when filling out the Electronic Travel Authorization for my son, where they ask about additional nationalities should I add Canadian as a nationality? Seems like it should be consistent with the above - that is, if he's not considered dual Canadian in terms of Canadian passport requirement, then he should also not be Canadian on the ETA.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Hi just seeing what the outcome of this is? I am in a similar situation my daughteborn in Australia to a Canadian born father. an Aust

 

[Jess16]

Hi just seeing what the outcome of this is? I am in a similar situation my daughter born in Australia to a Canadian born father. She has an Australian passport and an approved ETA. As we havent applied for her Canadian citiZenship im hoping she can get into Canada for a holiday next month on her Australian passport?

 

[Jess16]

Hi just seeing what the outcome of this is as I am in a similar situation with an Australian born child with a Canadian father and Australian mother. We have an Australian passport and ETA for our child and have not applied for proof of citizenship so just checking she doesnt need a canadian passport?