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Canada Fast-Tracks Citizenship for Trans Applicants Post-Bill C-3

5/14/2026

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Canada’s urgent-processing program has delivered citizenship certificates to some Trans American applicants in as little as two weeks.
The surge follows Bill C-3’s removal of the descent limit on 15 December 2025.
Applicants must submit a form, ancestry proof, and, for urgent cases, a letter on potential sexual-orientation or gender-identity harm.
After certification, they can obtain a passport in 10-20 business days, choosing gender designation F, M or X.

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Story summary

Canada’s urgent-processing program has delivered citizenship certificates to some Trans American applicants in as little as two weeks.
The surge follows Bill C-3’s removal of the descent limit on 15 December 2025.
Applicants must submit a form, ancestry proof, and, for urgent cases, a letter on potential sexual-orientation or gender-identity harm.
After certification, they can obtain a passport in 10-20 business days, choosing gender designation F, M or X.