> In no other country I'm aware of can you show up, give birth and they will definitely give the child a passport unless the mother or father is a diplomat. If

> In no other country I'm aware of can you show up, give birth and they will definitely give the child a passport unless the mother or father is a diplomat. If you are not aware, then you haven't looked very hard: > Subsection 3(2) of the Citizenship Act states that Canadian citizenship by birth in Canada – including Canadian airspace and territorial waters – is granted to a child born in Canada even if neither parent was a Canadian citizen or permanent resident except if either parent was a diplomat, in service to a diplomat, or employed by an international agency of equal status to a diplomat. However, if neither parent was a diplomat, the nationality or immigration status of the parents do not matter.[28] * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_soli#Continental_North_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_soli#Continental_North_Ame...