However, the Supreme Court of Canada will have the final say on whether the young men are Canadian citizens. OTTAWA—Timothy Vavilov, a Toronto-born son of Russian spies, has won a court victory that effectively affirms his Canadian citizenship, four years after the government rebuffed an attempt to renew his passport. Timothy tried to renew his Canadian passport in 2011, but was told to first apply for a Canadian citizenship certificate. He did so in 2013, and in November the following year the application was denied by a federal citizenship official. The federal government wants to contest the Federal Court of Appeal decision in Alexander’s case in the Supreme Court.

Source: thestar May 01, 2018 00:22 UTC