Recommendation 1

The Committee recommends that the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, pursuant to subsection 5(4) of the Citizenship Act which authorizes him to grant citizenship, ensure that the consideration of cases that were not resolved by the implementation of Bill C-37 be completed as quickly as possible.

Recommendation 2

The Committee recommends that the Government of Canada grant children adopted abroad by Canadian parents ordinarily residing in Canada the same legal status as children born in Canada.

Recommendation 3

The Committee calls upon the Government of Canada to allow the transmission of citizenship by descent to children born abroad to a Canadian parent, provided that the Canadian parent resided in Canada for a specific period of time, as established through legislation, before the child was born.