Petition Calling for Elon Musk to Be Stripped of Canadian Citizenship Gains Traction

A petition urging Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to revoke billionaire Elon Musk’s Canadian citizenship has garnered over 280,000 signatures, Al Jazeera reports.

The petition alleges that Musk’s actions are detrimental to Canada’s national interest.

Launched on February 20, the parliamentary petition claims that Musk, CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and owner of X, is “engaged in activities that go against the national interest of Canada” and accuses him of using his “wealth and power to influence [Canadian] elections.” It also alleges Musk has aligned himself with a foreign government.

Musk holds South African, US, and Canadian citizenships, the latter acquired through his Canadian-born mother.

The petition cites concerns regarding Musk’s alleged influence in US politics and his relationship with US President Donald Trump, particularly in light of Trump’s past threats of tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods and steel and aluminum imports.

The petition also references past remarks made by Trump and Musk, including suggestions that Canada should become the “51st state” of the US, and Musk’s recent comment on X that “Canada is not a real country.”

The petition, sponsored by New Democratic Party MP Charlie Angus, is open for signatures until June 20. It will then be presented to Parliament for a potential response from the government.

Canadian law allows for citizenship revocation in cases of serious crimes such as treason and espionage, or if an individual “committed fraud, misrepresented [themselves], or knowingly hid information on an immigration or citizenship application.”