<P> Canada's citizenship law has, since 1947, generally conferred Canadian citizenship at birth to anyone born in Canada, regardless of the citizenship or immigration status of the parents . The only exception is for children born in Canada to representatives of foreign governments or international organizations . The Canadian government has considered limiting jus soli citizenship, and as of 2012 continues to debate the issue but has not yet changed this part of Canadian law . </P> <P> Some expectant Chinese parents who have already had one child travel to Canada to give birth in order to circumvent China's one - child policy, additionally acquiring Canadian citizenship for the child and applying for a passport before returning to China . </P> <P> A Québec birth certificate entitles a student enrolled in that province to pay university tuition at the lower in - province rate; on average this was $3760 / year in 2013 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (May 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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