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In order to obtain proof of Canadian citizenship, you would need to document your line of descent through historical documents and birth records.
I did my genealogy a couple of summers ago, and found out that my maternal grandmother’s family came from Canada to Syracuse for factory work, in the late 19th century.
I am definitely going to be looking into this.
Fuck I wish!
Is it easy to become canadian in general
How so?
nvm… only applies to people born after law took effect.
Canadians and I both come from chimps does that qualify me for Canadian citizenship \s
Come, friends.
Hey, it’s the person that taught me to make paper!
Hey paper person!
I really wish I could.
Hi! Did you make paper yet? Maybe some day.
Yes! Went out that day and got everything for like $20. Still haven’t gotten down the transfer from the screen to couch, but that’s alright! Honing a skill is like half the fun right?
Totally, and such a cheap hobby. I’m glad you’re inspired!
Plus you can just remake all the sheets you fuck up.
I’ve experimented with so many methods, best I’ve found for pure plant fibre sheets (if you don’t want to spend forever sponging) is to just flip your whole screen with the sheet onto whatever drying surface you use(as long as it’s smooth and flat) sponge the back through the screen, wait for it to dry a bit until the paper holds together on its own, then peel the screen off with a butter knife.
I’m sure you’ll figure out your own thing, though. Some people just leave them on the screens till dry.
That gives me a good idea! Sponge it during the flip!
Like you get the fibers on the screen, let drain, flip onto drying surface, but before lifting the screen sponge it on the back.
New skill unlocked! :: Pokemon evolution fanfare plays::
Oh, that’s interesting. My father had our lineage researched and learned that an ancestor took the side of the British during the USA revolutionary war. He had to move to Canada after the colonies won their independence due to a campaign of harassment in which his barn was burned down.
The most interesting thing about it before now was that someone in my family history had supported the other team. Now it might have actual bearing on my life instead of just being a fun story.
Damn. My wife and I were just talking about this. My Great grandmother was Canadian and I thought it was too far out for me to consider going for citizenship.
You’re probably Canadian, just need to submit for your certificate
When I read about this a few weeks ago, there was a requirement that my GM needed to have lived in Canada for 1,095 days to show a cultural connection. Is this no longer a requirement?
That only applies to people born after December 15, 2025, which is when the new law came into effect
No kidding?? That’s huge news! Honestly, thank you so much for letting me know!
How familiar are you with the process? Can I ask you if my line qualifies? If so, this is what it looks like: Me -> F -> GM -> GGM. My GGM was born in Canada, GM born in the states in 1935, GGM naturalized in 1942.
I’m very familiar with the Italian citizenship by descent process, so I know the edge cases around that, but not for Canada. Are there any hidden exceptions that would disqualify someone with my line? They happen a lot for Italy.
Honestly, I’m so glad you made this post! If this works, I’ll need to thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Yeah, I think you qualify. You can read more here on the CanadianCitizenship subreddit about the process. Lots of people are gathering documents and submitting for proof of citizenship. It’s a good place to ask questions.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Canadiancitizenship/wiki/index/
The edge cases I’ve heard where you wouldn’t qualify were based on an ancestor renouncing their Canadian citizenship on the record when becoming a citizen elsewhere.
A thousand thanks, Poncho, you definitely are my new favorite one <3
Do you have to apply or is it automatic? If automatic I can see potential for another round of eligibility issues in Australia’s parliament coming up - you can’t be a member of parliament while holding another citizenship and unknown/forgotten citizenships have caught people out before.
You have to apply as you have to prove that you qualify for the Citizenship (you present your family tree with proofs of births and marriages and whatever is needed to reach that “canadian ancestor”), once it is done, you get a “Proof of Citizenship”, that is what will then allow you to apply for Passport, Driving License, jobs… It kinda becomes your “birth certificate”. Now, to note, I got this in 2014 due to my mother being born Canadian (and me not) and it took me over a year to get my paperwork (close to two) and there is not a “temporary citizen” status, so you have yo wait until you get it to come to Canada (barring visiting of course). With the influx of submissions that this change will create you can expect those times to increase (unless they open a specific channel for it 🤞).
My mom’s side of the family is all Cajun, which means they came from France, went to Canada, and then settled in Louisiana (where I was born). Considering how long ago all this happened there is likely exactly zero documentation about this. What can I do?
Here’s some details on the bill. The Acadian Expulsion happened about 100 years before Canada became an independent country. So your ancestors would not have been Canadian citizens during the deportation. I am not an immigration lawyer though. There is a contact page on the immigration site, you could just ask them.
I hadn’t actually considered that. That very likely makes me ineligible actually. Thinking about it like that, I doubt any of my ancestors were ever actually Canadian. I’d forgotten about the fact Canada wasn’t an independent country yet so they wouldn’t qualify and therefore I wouldn’t either.
https://www.genealogiequebec.com/ has documents for Acadia with family files based on the original parish records of Acadia and covers from 1621 to 1849.
Please read the Canadian citizenship subreddit. You might be eligible still.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Canadiancitizenship/comments/1pspamj/french_acadian/
This is real! I’m one of these people and my family is working on assembling the documentation!
Hell yeah get up here bud!
I’m already from Michigan, so I feel right at home in the cold north :) 🍁
Holy shit congrats buddy.
This means that in most cases you’re automatically a Canadian citizen if you were born
- before December 15, 2025
- outside Canada to a Canadian parent
This rule also applies to you if you were born to someone who became Canadian because of these rule changes.
I wonder if I, too, could be a citizen by recursion.
That can’t be right. That’s infinitely recursive…
Canada has only existed since 1867, so not exactly.
So, if I understand this correctly, if I can prove that one of my ancestors was a Canadian citizen, then all their descendants have automatically been made Canadian citizens, including me?
Yes it seems so, but only up to people born before Dec 15 2025. Anyone born after require that their Canadian parent had spent at least 3 years in Canada, in order to also be Canadian
Ugh, just missed it. I was born on the 16th
Inductively so, if they’re still alive.
I was hopeful for a moment then realized that my Canadian ancestors would have been British.
Guess we’re going to be Canada
Not me! My great great great great grandmother died in Quebec, but that’s about my only connection to Canada :P
Am I the only one that read this as an incest joke?
If it’s a joke, I don’t understand my own joke :P
Anyone want to be my parent? Asking for a friend.
wait what. fuck yes. i have easy access to all of these. original birth certs back four generations. what’s this law
Holy shit, I might be a Canadian citizen!
My genealogy might finally pay off! I have a lot of French Canadians back in my family tree. Now to track down the documents to prove it
For Quebec you can find a lot of birth records here
Looks like my 2nd great grandfather was born in Hawkesbury, Ontario in 1881! I think that means I qualify!
Lots of details captured here on how to apply and what forms you need https://www.reddit.com/r/Canadiancitizenship/wiki/index/
Hawkesbury has a really good Taco Bell. Probably didn’t in 1881 though.
Thank you!
