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toronto.citynews.ca /1 month ago

U.S. leads interest by wide margin in getting Canadian citizenship by descent

OTTAWA — A new law expanding eligibility for Canadian citizenship led to an initial uptick in applications from a handful of countries including the United States, the United Kingd...

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cicnews.com /1 month ago

Americans are celebrating Canadian citizenship week

This year’s citizenship week celebration in Canada (spanning April 12–18) is the first to include millions of Americans, who were granted Canadian citizenship four months ago. Cana...

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cicnews.com /3 weeks ago

Change in citizenship law opens route to Canadian passports for 300,000 Connecticut residents

Close to 300,000 Connecticut residents became U.S.-Canadian dual citizens overnight when Canada updated its citizenship by descent law. The changes to Canada’s Citizenship Act, wh...

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cicnews.com /2 weeks ago

Was your parent born in Canada? If so, you can get a Canadian passport

Regardless of where in the world you were born, if even one of your parents was a Canadian citizen at the time of your birth, you inherited the right to Canadian citizenship. As a...

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cicnews.com /2 weeks ago

Proof of Canadian citizenship applicants from abroad face easier completeness check under new rules

Canadian citizens by descent applying for proof of Canadian citizenship certificates from abroad now have their applications subject only to a minimal completeness check prior to p...

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cicnews.com /1 month ago

A third of Vermonters can get Canadian passports in wake of citizenship law changes

Around one in three Vermonters now qualifies for Canadian citizenship, following a recent change to Canada’s citizenship by descent law. On December 15, 2025, Canada eliminated its...

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cicnews.com /1 month ago

Canada expands passport access for adopted persons

Canadian adopted persons can now apply for full-validity passports from abroad. They can apply from abroad using their electronic citizenship certificates (e-certificates), in acco...

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Canadian citizenship ceremony held in Halifax museum an emotional celebration

New Canadians were sworn in during a Halifax ceremony, with families celebrating citizenship and what they call safety, opportunity and belonging in Canada.

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cicnews.com /3 weeks ago

The Canadian passport has become Americans’ backup of choice

This spring, thousands of Americans have found what they believe might be the perfect backup plan: a Canadian passport. Last December, Canada eliminated the generational limit to i...

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Americans lead interest in claiming dual Canadian citizenship by descent

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada reports receiving more than 12,000 citizenship by descent applications between Dec. 15 and the end of January.

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pbs.org /1 month ago

Dual citizenship, eh? Under new law, millions of Americans may now also be considered Canadian

A recent change to Canada's requirements has led to a surge in applications from its southern neighbor.

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cicnews.com /1 month ago

Trump is trying to take citizenship away. Canada is giving it back

The same year Donald Trump moved to deny citizenship to children born in the United States, Canada extended citizenship to children born across the globe. On his first day back in...

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cicnews.com /2 weeks ago

There’s now a one-year wait for proof of Canadian citizenship certificates, as thousands of Americans apply

In the second quarter after Canada changed its citizenship law, the processing time for proof of Canadian citizenship certificates has increased to 12 months. In July 2025, it was...

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cicnews.com /1 month ago

As droves of Americans apply for proof of Canadian citizenship, processing times have doubled

Four months ago, millions of Americans became Canadian citizens. Today, those applying for their proof of citizenship certificates are waiting twice as long as they would have a ye...

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cicnews.com /2 weeks ago

Prince Edward Island Archives logs four years worth of document requests in four months, as Americans rush for Canadian...

The Public Archives and Records Office of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island has seen a drastic surge in document requests from Americans seeking Canadian ancestry recor...

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cicnews.com /1 month ago

If you’re from New England, there’s a one-in-four chance you’re a Canadian citizen under Canada’s new citizenship law

In Lewiston, Maine, there’s a neighbourhood that old-timers still call Little Canada. The French-language newspaper is gone. The Grey Nuns’ hospital closed decades ago. The textile...

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cicnews.com /2 weeks ago

“We didn’t see this coming”: New Brunswick Archives encourages patience as Americans rush to secure documents needed for...

The Canadian province of New Brunswick has seen genealogy-related requests quadruple after Canada passed a bill that made millions of Americans eligible for Canadian citizenship. B...

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cicnews.com /1 week ago

Where Americans are finding the documents needed to prove Canadian citizenship by descent

This spring, thousands of Americans are requesting copies of official documents from vital statistics offices and archives to prove their eligibility for Canadian citizenship by de...

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cicnews.com /1 week ago

Shiloh Jolie is among the Americans who are now U.S.-Canadian dual citizens, after Canada changed its citizenship law

Shiloh Jolie is among the many Americans who acquired Canadian citizenship by descent when Canada changed its citizenship law. On December 15, 2025, changes to Canada’s Citizenship...

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cicnews.com /3 weeks ago

Archives overwhelmed after Canada opens up citizenship to millions of Americans

Archives across Canada are reporting a dramatic surge in requests, after a change in legislation granted citizenship to any American who can trace their lineage back to a Canadian...

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cicnews.com /1 month ago

Americans aren’t moving to Canada: They just want the passport

In the wake of Canada’s new citizenship law, thousands of Americans with Canadian ancestry have been applying for proof of Canadian citizenship—with no intention of moving. They’re...

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cicnews.com /2 weeks ago

Applying for proof of Canadian citizenship? Here are 10 tips from a lawyer

If you’re among the millions of Americans now eligible for Canadian citizenship by descent, taking extra care with your proof of citizenship application can increase your chance of...

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wcpo.com /1 month ago

Millions of Americans could qualify for Canadian citizenship under new law

Millions more Americans might qualify for dual Canadian citizenship under a recent change to Canada's requirements that has led to a surge in applications from its southern neighbo...

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cicnews.com /1 month ago

Seven types of documents Americans are using to prove their Canadian citizenship by descent

A change in Canada’s citizenship laws late last year has many Americans scouring their attics, searching for shoeboxes stuffed with old documents. Birth certificates of great-grand...

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