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IRCC Says U.S. Records Rarely Prove Citizenship by Descent

U.S. records can help in a Canadian citizenship by descent file, but they usually cannot prove that an ancestor was Canadian on their own. IRCC mainly ...

Canadian Citizenship Application Processing Time Guide

This guide explains what to expect after you apply for Canadian citizenship, including canadian citizenship application processing time, how to follow your canadian citizenship application status, ...

Canadian Citizenship by Descent Tax Rules for U.S. Residents

Many Americans who recently discovered they are Canadian citizens by descent are asking the same question: does Canadian citizenship create a tax bill in Canada? Usually, ...

Americans Seek Canadian Citizenship as Trade Tensions Rise

Relations between Canada and the United States have become more tense as trade disputes deepen, yet interest in Canadian status is rising south of the border. ...

IRCC Offers Faster Citizenship Proof Processing for Students

Canada is giving some proof of citizenship applicants a chance to ask for faster processing when they need a citizenship certificate to begin studies in Canada. ...

Canadian Citizenship by Descent May Help Mexican Families

A little-known change to Canadian citizenship law may mean many people in Mexico are already Canadian citizens by descent. Families with roots in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Chihuahua, ...

What Lawyers Can Do for Canadian Citizenship by Descent

Applying for proof of Canadian citizenship by descent can look simple at first, but many cases become complicated once families start tracing records across generations. A ...

IRCC Removes Grandparents’ Marriage Field from CIT-0001

IRCC has quietly changed the proof of citizenship application form again, removing a short-lived requirement to provide grandparents’ marriage details. While this may make the form ...

Canadian Citizenship by Descent May Affect Americans

More women in the United States are considering a permanent move abroad, and Canada is often near the top of the list. At the same time, ...

IRCC Tightens Citizenship by Descent Proof Rules

IRCC has revised the proof of citizenship package for some citizenship-by-descent cases, with the biggest changes focused on how applicants prove a Canadian parent spent 1,095 ...

Canada Ends Citizenship by Descent Generation Limit

Recent changes to Canada’s citizenship-by-descent rules may allow many people born outside Canada to claim citizenship through a Canadian parent, grandparent, or even more distant ancestor. ...

IRCC May Return Family Citizenship by Descent Files

Families who discover they may all qualify for Canadian citizenship by descent often assume one package is the easiest way to apply. But IRCC’s paper process ...

Quebec Records May Support Canadian Citizenship by Descent

Old Quebec family records can still support a Canadian citizenship by descent application, even when no modern birth certificate exists. A baptismal record may help prove ...

Canadian Citizenship by Descent May Apply to Lowell Families

Thousands of people in Massachusetts may now have an unexpected connection to Canada. A major citizenship law change has opened the door for some descendants of ...

IRCC Updates Citizenship by Descent Evidence Guidance

IRCC is placing more attention on the quality of evidence used in citizenship by descent cases. New guidance shared in 2026 shows that some records carry ...

IRCC Proof of Citizenship Backlog Rises as Processing Slows

New federal data shows Canada’s proof of citizenship system slowed sharply in June 2026, while the number of pending files kept rising. The change appears linked ...

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Ecaterina Andoni

I am Ecaterina Andoni, a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (R1041367) and founder of EverNorth Canada Immigration Solutions Inc. 

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