That includes great, great grandparents.
In order to obtain proof of Canadian citizenship, you would need to document your line of descent through historical documents and birth records.
That includes great, great grandparents.
In order to obtain proof of Canadian citizenship, you would need to document your line of descent through historical documents and birth records.
Some of my ancestors came from Nova Scotia but there’s no way I could prove it.
Do you obsessively say sorry to people? If yes, you might be a Canadian.
The older I get the more sorry I am, so maybe.
You would be surprised. People have gotten the citizenship certificate without birth records. Recommending that you explore more here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Canadiancitizenship/wiki/index/
Some people there are eager and able to help you find documents too.
I’ve hopped on ancestry and found my sixth great grandmother from Nova Scotia and her father from New Brunswick. But from what I can gather, that would be a bit too far back and still under British rule.
You are likely still eligible
https://www.reddit.com/r/Canadiancitizenship/comments/1prp2c2/some_information_regarding_the_ongoing_question/
From the wiki
“But my parent/grandparent/great-grandparent/etc. left Canada before January 1, 1947 (April 1, 1949 if your line goes back to Newfoundland) / naturalized as a citizen of another country / married a citizen of another country / served in the military of another country.”
Yes, that’s true for many of us. That does not matter. You can still get a citizenship certificate.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Canadiancitizenship/wiki/index/
Thank you. I will absolutely be digging further into this!
You can claim on the basis of being British subjects officially domiciled in the colonies that joined Confederation.
You will need baptismal certificates rather than birth certificates as Nova Scotia did not begin civil registration of births until 1908 but the provincial archives will lead you to religious archives that can help.