Obtaining Canadian citizenship is about to get easier for more people after crucial legislation became law last week. Also known as the "Lost Canadians" legislation, the new law will extend Canadian citizenship by descent beyond the first generation. "Bill C-3 will fix long-standing issues in our citizenship laws and bring fairness to families with children born or adopted abroad," stated Lena Metlege Diab, minister of immigration, refugees, and citizenship. Canada has taken an important step toward modernizing its citizenship laws. The federal government says the first Canadian Citizenship Act of 1947 contained "now-outdated" laws that caused many people to either lose their Canadian citizenship or not receive one in the first place.