Elon Musk and Canadian Citizenship: What's the Story?

Elon Musk, the famous entrepreneur behind companies like Tesla and SpaceX, has an interesting twist in his story: he holds citizenship in three countries—South Africa, the United States, and Canada!

Musk’s Canadian connection began at birth in Pretoria, South Africa, due to his mother, Maye Musk, being a Canadian citizen. This automatically granted him Canadian citizenship by descent.

However, there’s a buzz happening around Musk’s Canadian citizenship right now. An e-petition recently gathered over 340,000 signatures calling for Canada to revoke his citizenship. Why? Some believe that his actions are against Canada’s national interests. Musk responded rather controversially, stating, “Canada is not a real country.”

Despite this petition, experts suggest that it’s unlikely to affect Musk's citizenship due to Canadian laws requiring proof of fraud or misrepresentation for revocation.

Want to understand how Canadian citizenship works? It can happen at birth or through a process called naturalization for those who weren't born with it. Let’s dive into the basics!