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If one of your great-grandparents was Canadian, you may now be a Canadian citizen—even if you, your parents, and your grandparents were all born abroad, and no one in the family has held a Canadian passport in generations. If you can prove your relation to your Canadian great-grandparent, you can apply for the document that

When the envelope from Nova Scotia landed in her Sacramento mailbox this spring, Maya* almost didn't open it. She was convinced it would be a rejection. Inside was a proof of Canadian citizenship certificate. It had her four-year-old daughter's name on it. Find out if your family lineage qualifies and get a free consultation with

There are 4.4 million people in Canada who report Irish roots. Irish is the third-largest ancestry in the country — with one in eight Canadians tracing a thread back to a townland in Cork, Kerry, Wexford, or Tipperary. But that number only counts the people who stayed. It says nothing about the families who came

Canadian citizenship can be passed down through a family line, and the descendants of a Canadian can often claim it. What’s easy to miss is that the year your ancestors lived can change everything about how that claim works. The pivotal year is 1947; that's when Canada created citizenship as a legal status — and

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has released its first detailed statement on the review of citizenship certificates issued under Bill C-3, saying it initially flagged just 100 certificates with potential eligibility issues. Of these 100, the citizenship department has automatically reinstated 33, with 67 cases still outstanding. The remaining 67 cases (which IRCC describes

Two flags go up this week, three days apart. Canada marks Canada Day on July 1, and the United States celebrates its independence on July 4. All American citizens own the latter, but millions of them own both and haven't found out yet. This is a legal fact, not a metaphor. Under Canada's new citizenship

Two flags go up this week, three days apart. Canada marks Canada Day on July 1, and the United States celebrates its independence on July 4. All American citizens own the latter, but millions of them own both and haven’t found out yet. This is a legal fact, not a metaphor. Under Canada’s new citizenship […]

This Fourth of July, millions of Americans will light the grill, pour a drink, and watch the fireworks without knowing they've quietly gained far more options for themselves. A door to Canadian citizenship, with all the travel, healthcare, retirement, and social benefits that status entails, opened for them in December 2025, with the passage of

On June 30, the US Supreme Court upheld state bans on transgender student athletes playing girls' and women's sports. The 6-3 decision in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox kept laws in West Virginia and Idaho intact and strengthened similar ones in more than two dozen states. The ruling further capped a run

There's a request you can submit to the Canadian government that can benefit your citizenship by descent application in two important ways, and most applicants have never heard of it. The first: it hands you the exact names, dates, and file numbers to put on your application, so the government's own records check confirms your