Hundreds of thousands of Canadians have signed a petition calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to revoke the Canadian citizenship of dual citizenship holder Elon Musk.
Petition e-5353 was started by Nanaimo, B.C. resident Qualia Reed and backed by NDP Member of Parliament Charlie Angus, who had a biting response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s 51st state comments.
It was initiated on Feb. 20 and has garnered over 200,000 signatures in four days. As of Monday afternoon, 200,883 Canadians and counting have signed it.
The petition accuses the Tesla CEO and now senior advisor to Trump of “engaging in activities that go against the national interest of Canada.” It claims Musk has used his wealth and power to influence Canada’s elections and has now become a member of a government “attempting to erase Canadian sovereignty.”
“The attempts of Elon Musk to attack Canadian sovereignty must be addressed,” reads the petition. “We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Prime Minister to revoke Elon Musk’s dual citizenship status and revoke his Canadian passport effective immediately.”
Yes, if you weren’t aware, the billionaire does have ties to Canada.
He was born in South Africa but has Canadian citizenship via his mother, Maye Musk, originally from Regina. He also has U.S. and South African citizenship.
According to the breakdown of signatures by province on the petition, as of Monday afternoon, Ontario had the most signees (over 70,000), followed by British Columbia (over 39,000) and Quebec (over 36,000).
This comes amid mounting tensions between Canada and the U.S. over Trump’s threat of tariffs.
One Canadian mayor has already aimed at Musk, possibly in response to Canada-U.S. tariffs, with plans to remove Tesla from their city’s Zero Emissions Grant program.
Musk is no stranger to being antagonistic towards Canada, either.
Last December, the tech mogul had some choice words for Trudeau. He referred to him as an “insufferable tool” on social media in response to a video on X in which the prime minister expressed his thoughts on the American election results.
According to parliamentary rules, an e-petition must have at least 500 signatures to be formally presented in the House of Commons. The last day to sign the petition is June 20, 2025. With nearly 200,000 signatures already, we’ll likely see this issue brought up in Parliament.
But can Canada really revoke Musk’s citizenship?
According to the government, citizenship can be taken away if someone has committed fraud, misrepresented themselves, or knowingly hid information on an immigration or citizenship application.
If someone’s citizenship is revoked, they must wait 10 years from the date to apply for one again.
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