Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A watan Yulin 2017, a tsakiyar rikicin cancantar zama na majalisa na Australiya na 2017-18
, Canavan ya yi murabus daga majalisar ministoci saboda shakku game da cancantarsa ta zama memba na majalisar, bayan gano cewa yana iya zama ɗan ƙasar Italiya. Sashe na 44 ((i) na Kundin Tsarin Mulki na Ostiraliya ya hana zaɓen 'yan ƙasa biyu zuwa Majalisar Australiya. Masana ilimin kundin tsarin mulki na Italiya ba su iya ba da shawara da tabbaci ko ya gaji ɗan ƙasa na Italiya ba, amma Babban Kotun ta gano a ranar 27 ga Oktoba 2017 cewa Canavan ba ɗan ƙasar Italiya ba ne kuma saboda haka ba shi da cancanta a ƙarƙashin s 44 ((i). An sake nada shi a majalisar ministocin a wannan ranar.