Canadian Citizenship

by Ecaterina Andoni

IRCC May Accept One Citizenship by Descent Document

Applicants claiming Canadian citizenship by descent often worry they need two records to prove an ancestor was Canadian. In many cases, that is not true. IRCC ...

IRCC Clarifies Canadian Citizenship by Descent Claims

New guidance and training examples linked to Canada’s citizenship law changes suggest that some people born outside Canada may already be Canadian citizens by descent, even ...

Eric Clapton Claim Shows Canadian Citizenship by Descent

Canada’s citizenship-by-descent rules continue to affect families in unexpected ways. A recent example involving Eric Clapton shows how a Canadian-born parent, even in a complicated family ...

Bill C-3 Restores Canadian Citizenship Lost at 28

Thousands of people born outside Canada between February 15, 1977, and April 16, 1981 may have unknowingly lost Canadian citizenship at age 28 under an old ...

What to Do After a Canadian Citizenship by Descent Refusal

A refusal on a Canadian citizenship by descent application can feel overwhelming, but it does not always mean the end of the road. In many cases, ...

Can a Criminal Record Affect Canadian Citizenship by Descent

Many people with Canadian ancestry are now claiming citizenship by descent after recent legal changes. A common concern is whether an old criminal record can block ...

Ancestry Adds Quebec Obituaries for Citizenship by Descent

Ancestry has added more than 570,000 Quebec obituary records to its platform, giving many people with French-Canadian roots a new way to trace family lines. For ...

IRCC Clarifies No-Record Letters for Citizenship by Descent

A missing birth or civil record does not always end a Canadian citizenship by descent case. In some situations, IRCC now expects applicants to show both ...

American Families Seek Canadian Citizenship by Descent

Recent changes to Canada’s citizenship law are leading more American families to look at Canadian citizenship by descent for their adult children. For many, the goal ...

Pre-1867 Births May Support Canadian Citizenship by Descent

This article explains an important point about Canadian citizenship by descent: 1867 is not a legal cut-off year. If your ancestor was born on land that ...

Americans Pursue Canadian Citizenship by Descent

Interest in Canadian citizenship by descent appears to be rising among Americans with family roots in Canada. New polling, political frustration in the United States, and ...

Home Children Descendants May Have Canadian Citizenship

Canada’s citizenship rules may now help some descendants of Britain’s “Home Children” discover they are already Canadian citizens by descent. More than 100,000 children were sent ...

When to Hire a Lawyer for Canadian Citizenship by Descent

Many people who discover they may be Canadian citizens by descent are surprised to learn that proving the claim can be harder than establishing it. Records ...

Buffalo Families May Claim Canadian Citizenship by Descent

Many families in Buffalo may have a surprising legal connection to Canada. Because of changes to Canadian citizenship law, some people with a Canadian-born ancestor could ...

Letter of Explanation for Canadian Citizenship by Descent

A letter of explanation can be a small document with a big impact in a Canadian citizenship by descent application. When records are missing, names do ...

How Section 3 Shapes Citizenship by Descent in Canada

Canadian citizenship by descent can look confusing because eligibility often turns on one section of the Citizenship Act and the exact paragraph that fits each person ...

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

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