Canadian Citizenship

by Ecaterina Andoni

Canada Expands Citizenship by Descent Eligibility

Canada’s citizenship-by-descent rules have changed in a way that may affect many families living outside the country. People who once assumed they had no claim because ...

Canada Changes Citizenship by Descent Rules for Americans

Canada’s citizenship-by-descent rules changed in late 2025, and the impact may reach far beyond Canada’s borders. Many Americans with a Canadian parent, grandparent, or more distant ...

Canada’s Citizenship by Descent Changes Open New Claims

Canada’s updated citizenship by descent rules are already changing real lives. One recent example is a footballer born in England who was able to confirm Canadian ...

Canadian Citizenship by Descent Changes May Affect Americans

Canada’s citizenship-by-descent rules changed in late 2025, and the impact may reach far beyond Canada’s borders. Many Americans with Canadian family roots could already be Canadian ...

IRCC Says 1% of Citizenship by Descent Certificates Affected

IRCC has issued its first detailed explanation about the recent review of citizenship certificates granted under the expanded citizenship by descent rules. The department says only ...

Bill C-3 Expands Citizenship by Descent in Canada

Canada’s citizenship rules have changed again, and the update could matter to families whose Canadian roots go back before 1947 or, in Newfoundland and Labrador, before ...

Canada Changes Citizenship by Descent Rules

Canada’s citizenship-by-descent rules changed in late 2025, and that may matter to people whose family line passed through Canada generations ago. For some with Irish roots, ...

Long-Form Birth Certificates for Citizenship by Descent

People claiming Canadian citizenship by descent often discover that the type of birth certificate they order can make or break their application. A detailed, parent-linked record ...

IRCC Requirements for Canadian Citizenship by Descent

Applying for proof of Canadian citizenship by descent can look simple at first, but document mistakes are one of the biggest reasons files are delayed or ...

Canada Pauses Citizenship by Descent Approvals for Review

Canada has paused all new approvals under its expanded citizenship-by-descent rules and is reviewing some certificates that were already issued. Immigration Minister Lena Diab says affected ...

Canadian Citizenship by Descent May Help Queer Families

Canada’s citizenship-by-descent rules may help some queer families in ways many do not expect. In certain cases, a non-biological parent who was legally recognised at a ...

Canadian Citizenship by Descent May Reach Great-Grandparents

Canada’s citizenship-by-descent rules now reach further than many families expected. In some cases, a person with a Canadian great-grandparent may already be a Canadian citizen, or ...

IRCC May Expedite Citizenship Certificate Processing

Canada’s proof of citizenship certificate can take many months to process, but IRCC may speed up some files where there is a real and documented need. ...

IRCC Revalidates Some Canadian Citizenship Certificates

Canada’s citizenship department has moved quickly to reverse some recent requests that asked new citizens to give back their citizenship certificates for review. Revalidation letters are ...

IRCC Tightens Evidence Rules for Citizenship by Descent

Canada has tightened the evidence rules for citizenship by descent applications. IRCC now expects applicants to provide records from the original issuing authority, prove the family ...

IRCC Pauses Some Citizenship by Descent Decisions

Canada has temporarily paused final decisions on some citizenship-by-descent files while IRCC reviews how certain cases were approved. The move follows letters asking some newly approved ...

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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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