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C-3PASSEDIMMIGRATIONFEDERAL

An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025)

An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025)

Sponsor
Hon. Lena Metlege Diab
Introduced
—
Royal assent
NOVEMBER 20, 2025
Final vote
175 / 161

Legislative timeline

  1. 1stJun 5, 2025
  2. 2ndSep 22, 2025
  3. Comm.—
  4. 3rdNov 5, 2025
  5. SenateNov 6, 2025
  6. AssentNov 20, 2025

Bill overview

Bill C-3, “An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025)”, is a federal bill from session 45-1. It was introduced by Lena Metlege Diab (Liberal, Halifax West-Peggy's Cove).

It reached first reading on June 5, 2025, second reading on September 22, 2025, third reading on November 5, 2025 and Senate consideration on November 6, 2025. It received royal assent on November 20, 2025.

In the recorded division on November 5, 2025 in the House of Commons, 175 members voted in favour and 161 against; 3 did not vote. In favour: NDP (5) and Green (1). Against: Conservative (137) and Bloc Québécois (20). Liberal members split 168 for and 3 against and Independent members split 1 for and 1 against. It is one of 4 recorded divisions linked to this bill.

This overview is written automatically from the registry and vote records on this page and updates when they sync. It describes the bill's path, not its merits.

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An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025)

Vote roll

45th Parliament · November 5, 2025

4 recorded divisions; showing the most recent.

175

Yea

161

Nay

0

Abstain

3

Absent

Don Davies (NDP) — YEAGord Johns (NDP) — YEAHeather McPherson (NDP) — YEAJenny Kwan (NDP) — YEALeah Gazan (NDP) — YEAElizabeth May (GPC) — YEAAlexis Brunelle-Duceppe (BQ) — NAYAlexis Deschênes (BQ) — NAYAndréanne Larouche (BQ) — NAYChristine Normandin (BQ) — NAYClaude DeBellefeuille (BQ) — NAYGabriel Ste-Marie (BQ) — NAYJean-Denis Garon (BQ) — NAYLouis Plamondon (BQ) — NAYLuc Thériault (BQ) — NAYMarie-Hélène Gaudreau (BQ) — NAYMarilène Gill (BQ) — NAYMario Beaulieu (BQ) — NAYMario Simard (BQ) — NAYMartin Champoux (BQ) — NAYMaxime Blanchette-Joncas (BQ) — NAYPatrick Bonin (BQ) — NAYSébastien Lemire (BQ) — NAYXavier Barsalou-Duval (BQ) — NAYYves Perron (BQ) — NAYYves-François Blanchet (BQ) — NAYAaron Gunn (CPC) — NAYAdam Chambers (CPC) — NAYAlex Ruff (CPC) — NAYAmanpreet Gill (CPC) — NAYAmarjeet Gill (CPC) — NAYAndrew Lawton (CPC) — NAYAndrew Scheer (CPC) — NAYAnna Roberts (CPC) — NAYArnold Viersen (CPC) — NAYArpan Khanna (CPC) — NAYBen Lobb (CPC) — NAYBernard Généreux (CPC) — NAYBilly Morin (CPC) — NAYBlaine Calkins (CPC) — NAYBlake Richards (CPC) — NAYBob Zimmer (CPC) — NAYBrad Redekopp (CPC) — NAYBrad Vis (CPC) — NAYBranden Leslie (CPC) — NAYBurton Bailey (CPC) — NAYCarol Anstey (CPC) — NAYCathay Wagantall (CPC) — NAYChak Au (CPC) — NAYCheryl Gallant (CPC) — NAYChris Lewis (CPC) — NAYChris Warkentin (CPC) — NAYClifford Small (CPC) — NAYColin Reynolds (CPC) — NAYConnie Cody (CPC) — NAYCorey Tochor (CPC) — NAYCostas Menegakis (CPC) — NAYDalwinder Gill (CPC) — NAYDan Albas (CPC) — NAYDan Mazier (CPC) — NAYDan Muys (CPC) — NAYDane Lloyd (CPC) — NAYDave Epp (CPC) — NAYDavid Bexte (CPC) — NAYDavid McKenzie (CPC) — NAYDean Allison (CPC) — NAYDominique Vien (CPC) — NAYDoug Shipley (CPC) — NAYEllis Ross (CPC) — NAYEric Duncan (CPC) — NAYEric Lefebvre (CPC) — NAYEric Melillo (CPC) — NAYFrank Caputo (CPC) — NAYFraser Tolmie (CPC) — NAYFred Davies (CPC) — NAYGabriel Hardy (CPC) — NAYGarnett Genuis (CPC) — NAYGaétan Malette (CPC) — NAYGlen Motz (CPC) — NAYGrant Jackson (CPC) — NAYGreg McLean (CPC) — NAYGérard Deltell (CPC) — NAYHarb Gill (CPC) — NAYHelena Konanz (CPC) — NAYJacob Mantle (CPC) — NAYJacques Gourde (CPC) — NAYJagsharan Singh Mahal (CPC) — NAYJames Bezan (CPC) — NAYJamie Schmale (CPC) — NAYJamil Jivani (CPC) — NAYJason Groleau (CPC) — NAYJasraj Hallan (CPC) — NAYJeff Kibble (CPC) — NAYJeremy Patzer (CPC) — NAYJim Bélanger (CPC) — NAYJohn Barlow (CPC) — NAYJohn Brassard (CPC) — NAYJohn Nater (CPC) — NAYJohn Williamson (CPC) — NAYJonathan Rowe (CPC) — NAYJoël Godin (CPC) — NAYKathy Borrelli (CPC) — NAYKelly Block (CPC) — NAYKelly DeRidder (CPC) — NAYKelly McCauley (CPC) — NAYKerry Diotte (CPC) — NAYKevin Waugh (CPC) — NAYKurt Holman (CPC) — NAYKyle Seeback (CPC) — NAYLaila Goodridge (CPC) — ABSENTLarry Brock (CPC) — NAYLeslyn Lewis (CPC) — NAYLianne Rood (CPC) — NAYLuc Berthold (CPC) — NAYMarc Dalton (CPC) — NAYMark Strahl (CPC) — NAYMatt Strauss (CPC) — NAYMel Arnold (CPC) — NAYMelissa Lantsman (CPC) — NAYMichael Barrett (CPC) — NAYMichael Chong (CPC) — NAYMichael Cooper (CPC) — NAYMichael Guglielmin (CPC) — NAYMichael Kram (CPC) — NAYMichelle Rempel Garner (CPC) — NAYMike Dawson (CPC) — NAYMike Lake (CPC) — NAYNed Kuruc (CPC) — NAYPat Kelly (CPC) — NAYPhilip Lawrence (CPC) — NAYPierre Paul-Hus (CPC) — NAYPierre Poilievre (CPC) — NAYRandy Hoback (CPC) — NAYRaquel Dancho (CPC) — NAYRhonda Kirkland (CPC) — NAYRichard Bragdon (CPC) — NAYRichard Martel (CPC) — NAYRob Moore (CPC) — NAYRob Morrison (CPC) — NAYRoman Baber (CPC) — NAYRosemarie Falk (CPC) — NAYSandra Cobena (CPC) — NAYScot Davidson (CPC) — NAYScott Aitchison (CPC) — NAYScott Anderson (CPC) — NAYScott Reid (CPC) — NAYShannon Stubbs (CPC) — ABSENTShelby Kramp-Neuman (CPC) — NAYShuvaloy Majumdar (CPC) — NAYStephanie Kusie (CPC) — NAYSteven Bonk (CPC) — NAYSukhman Gill (CPC) — NAYTako Van Popta (CPC) — NAYTamara Jansen (CPC) — NAYTamara Kronis (CPC) — NAYTed Falk (CPC) — NAYTerry Dowdall (CPC) — NAYTim Uppal (CPC) — NAYTodd Doherty (CPC) — NAYTom Kmiec (CPC) — NAYTony Baldinelli (CPC) — NAYVincent Ho (CPC) — NAYWarren Steinley (CPC) — NAYWilliam Stevenson (CPC) — NAYZiad Aboultaif (CPC) — NAYAlexandre Boulerice (IND) — YEASimon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (IND) — NAYAbdelhaq Sari (LPC) — YEAAdam van Koeverden (LPC) — YEAAhmed Hussen (LPC) — YEAAlana Hirtle (LPC) — YEAAlexandra Mendès (LPC) — YEAAli Ehsassi (LPC) — YEAAmandeep Sodhi (LPC) — YEAAngelo Iacono (LPC) — YEAAnita Anand (LPC) — YEAAnita Vandenbeld (LPC) — YEAAnju Dhillon (LPC) — YEAAnna Gainey (LPC) — YEAAnnie Koutrakis (LPC) — YEAAnthony Housefather (LPC) — YEAArielle Kayabaga (LPC) — YEAAslam Rana (LPC) — YEABardish Chagger (LPC) — YEABen Carr (LPC) — YEABienvenu-Olivier Ntumba (LPC) — YEABraedon Clark (LPC) — YEABrendan Hanley (LPC) — YEABruce Fanjoy (LPC) — YEABuckley Belanger (LPC) — YEACarlos Leitão (LPC) — YEACaroline Desrochers (LPC) — YEACharles Sousa (LPC) — YEAChi Nguyen (LPC) — YEAChris Bittle (LPC) — YEAChris Malette (LPC) — YEAChris d'Entremont (LPC) — YEAClaude Guay (LPC) — YEACorey Hogan (LPC) — YEADarren Fisher (LPC) — YEADavid McGuinty (LPC) — YEADavid Myles (LPC) — YEADominic LeBlanc (LPC) — YEADominique O'Rourke (LPC) — YEADoug Eyolfson (LPC) — YEAEleanor Olszewski (LPC) — YEAEmma Harrison (LPC) — YEAEmmanuella Lambropoulos (LPC) — YEAEric St-Pierre (LPC) — YEAErnie Klassen (LPC) — YEAEvan Solomon (LPC) — YEAFares Al Soud (LPC) — YEAFayçal El-Khoury (LPC) — YEAFrancis Scarpaleggia (LPC) — ABSENTFrançois-Philippe Champagne (LPC) — YEAGary Anandasangaree (LPC) — YEAGinette Lavack (LPC) — YEAGinette Petitpas Taylor (LPC) — YEAGiovanna Mingarelli (LPC) — YEAGreg Fergus (LPC) — YEAGregor Robertson (LPC) — YEAGuillaume Deschênes-Thériault (LPC) — YEAGurbux Saini (LPC) — YEAHeath MacDonald (LPC) — YEAHedy Fry (LPC) — YEAHelena Jaczek (LPC) — YEAIqra Khalid (LPC) — YEAIqwinder Gaheer (LPC) — YEAJacques Ramsay (LPC) — YEAJaime Battiste (LPC) — YEAJake Sawatzky (LPC) — YEAJames Maloney (LPC) — YEAJean Yip (LPC) — YEAJean-Yves Duclos (LPC) — YEAJenna Sudds (LPC) — YEAJennifer McKelvie (LPC) — YEAJessica Fancy (LPC) — YEAJill McKnight (LPC) — YEAJoanne Thompson (LPC) — YEAJohn Zerucelli (LPC) — YEAJohn-Paul Danko (LPC) — YEAJonathan Wilkinson (LPC) — YEAJoël Lightbound (LPC) — YEAJuanita Nathan (LPC) — YEAJudy A. Sgro (LPC) — YEAJulie Dabrusin (LPC) — YEAJulie Dzerowicz (LPC) — YEAKarim Bardeesy (LPC) — YEAKarina Gould (LPC) — YEAKent MacDonald (LPC) — YEAKevin Lamoureux (LPC) — YEAKody Blois (LPC) — YEAKristina Tesser Derksen (LPC) — YEALena Metlege Diab (LPC) — YEALeslie Church (LPC) — YEALinda Lapointe (LPC) — YEALisa Hepfner (LPC) — YEALori Idlout (LPC) — YEALouis Villeneuve (LPC) — YEAMadeleine Chenette (LPC) — YEAMaggie Chi (LPC) — YEAMandy Gull-Masty (LPC) — YEAManinder Sidhu (LPC) — YEAMarc Miller (LPC) — YEAMarcus Powlowski (LPC) — YEAMarianne Dandurand (LPC) — YEAMarie-France Lalonde (LPC) — YEAMarie-Gabrielle Ménard (LPC) — YEAMarilyn Gladu (LPC) — NAYMarjorie Michel (LPC) — YEAMark Carney (LPC) — YEAMark Gerretsen (LPC) — YEAMatt Jeneroux (LPC) — NAYMichael Coteau (LPC) — YEAMichael Ma (LPC) — NAYMike Kelloway (LPC) — YEAMona Fortier (LPC) — YEAMélanie Joly (LPC) — YEANathalie Provost (LPC) — YEANathaniel Erskine-Smith (LPC) — YEANatilien Joseph (LPC) — YEAParm Bains (LPC) — YEAPatricia Lattanzio (LPC) — YEAPatrick Weiler (LPC) — YEAPatty Hajdu (LPC) — YEAPaul Connors (LPC) — YEAPauline Rochefort (LPC) — YEAPeter Fonseca (LPC) — YEAPeter Fragiskatos (LPC) — YEAPeter Schiefke (LPC) — YEAPhilip Earle (LPC) — YEARachel Bendayan (LPC) — YEARandeep Sarai (LPC) — YEARebecca Alty (LPC) — YEARebecca Chartrand (LPC) — YEARechie Valdez (LPC) — YEARobert Morrissey (LPC) — YEARobert Oliphant (LPC) — YEARon McKinnon (LPC) — YEARuby Sahota (LPC) — YEARyan Turnbull (LPC) — YEASalma Zahid (LPC) — YEASameer Zuberi (LPC) — YEASean Casey (LPC) — YEASean Fraser (LPC) — YEASerge Cormier (LPC) — YEAShafqat Ali (LPC) — YEAShannon Miedema (LPC) — YEAShaun Chen (LPC) — YEASherry Romanado (LPC) — YEASima Acan (LPC) — YEASonia Sidhu (LPC) — YEASophie Chatel (LPC) — YEASteeve Lavoie (LPC) — YEAStephanie McLean (LPC) — YEAStephen Fuhr (LPC) — YEASteven Guilbeault (LPC) — YEASteven MacKinnon (LPC) — YEAStéphane Lauzon (LPC) — YEASukh Dhaliwal (LPC) — YEATaleeb Noormohamed (LPC) — YEATatiana Auguste (LPC) — YEATerry Beech (LPC) — YEATerry Duguid (LPC) — YEATerry Sheehan (LPC) — YEATim Hodgson (LPC) — YEATim Louis (LPC) — YEATim Watchorn (LPC) — YEATom Osborne (LPC) — YEAVince Gasparro (LPC) — YEAViviane Lapointe (LPC) — YEAWade Chang (LPC) — YEAWade Grant (LPC) — YEAWayne Long (LPC) — YEAWill Greaves (LPC) — YEAYasir Naqvi (LPC) — YEAYvan Baker (LPC) — YEAZoe Royer (LPC) — YEAÉlisabeth Brière (LPC) — YEASpeaker
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