Ottawa reverses part of a request made earlier to some “lost Canadians” to surrender newly issued Canadian citizenship certificates, after concerns that their citizenship status was being reconsidered. Several people who had received proof of citizenship under Canada’s citizenship-by-descent law report receiving letters confirming their claims are once again considered valid. The reversal comes about a week after the government asked some recipients to return their certificates. According to the reported accounts, the letters arrive after earlier communications indicated the certificates should be surrendered. The federal department says the affected group is limited, referring to “a few dozen” people who received proof of citizenship and later received the surrender instruction. While the overall situation involves a broader review of certain citizenship-by-descent cases, the recent letters indicate that at least some individuals’ citizenship determinations are reinstated. The reports describe the government’s position as that these specific cases are now treated as valid again, though they do not detail the process that led to the initial surrender request.