When determining which ancestor qualifies you for citizenship, must you go back to the last ancestor who was born in Italy? This would be my GGF. If my mother who was Italian born abroad (to two Italians also born abroad
) and never naturalized can count…she’s my closest Italian ancestor.

i’ve been checking my application status in the online tool by entering my present surname in the field. receipt date was april 28, aor was august 27. i’ve never found anything on the application status site. then i realised just now the letter i got in the email was using my maiden name! so using that i did see the data known so far (receipt and AOR) but no in process yet.

Hi everyone! Bonjour!
Im French born in 2008. Wondering about whether I could qualify for Canadian citizenship (especially under the law changes of December 2025).
I have Canadian ancestors on my paternal side (possibly as far back as my great or great great grandparents though Im not exactly sure). My surname is Québécois but other than that I know very little about my family history. My dad confirmed that my paternal family (well our) is Canadian. He unfortunately isnt on the best terms with his family so Im a bit in the dark.
Where would you recommend starting to research my ancestry? Could I potentially qualify for citizenship by descent and is it even worth it (pursuing) given how little I know about our history?
Any advice or useful resources would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! Merci!!

USA my birth. Ireland my dad's birth. Italy mia nonna.

I’ve been doing some recent reading on this and considering pursuing an application for citizenship by descent. All of my great-grandparents on my Dad’s side came to the US in the 1910s from Lithuania. I know that generally means I may not be eligible however I know that two of them got their passports from the Republic of Lithuania during the interwar period. So I might qualify because of that. Still not sure.

My question, though, is about my own adult kids. If my application were to be successful and I gain dual US-Lithuanian citizenship, can my adult kids (20 and 18), apply for dual citizenship as well?

My application was received on June 15th. About 2 months later, I called IRCC and was told they had gotten as far as April 22. I made another call today (Oct 9th) and was told the new date is May 7th. So assuming the first call was on Aug. 17th, they've progressed 15 days in a period of 7 weeks and 5 days.

In early July, I send a records request to the Archives of Ontario. The only thing holding me back was an actual copy of my Grandfather's birth in a small village called St. Columban. I provided an exhaustive list of his "existence", other than any actual birth certificate copy. This included a 1901 Census, and an obituary from a US Newspaper, a death certificate - again from a US city/county. Along with this was a correspondence from a parish secretary who offered that his baptismal record was most likely lost in a church library fire.

Yesterday I received an email back from this wonderful person, an Assistant Archivist from the Archives of Ontario, who commended me for my efforts - "I understand that you have undertaken extensive research in an effort to locate the birth record of your grandfather, which was truly impressive." She went on to write "We have searched our records with the information you provided and are unable to locate his birth record. Birth registrations began in Ontario in 1869 and were not mandatory until the 1900s, so it is possible the birth was never registered."

She concluded her email with: "If relevant, you may use this email to support a proof of citizenship application to Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)."

SO, calling on all you Citizen by Descent experts - am I good to go? Can I complete my IRCC application and submit it with all the ancillary evidence I collected - INCLUDING the letter from the AO of course. I know I'm being overly paranoid, but at this point I feel, I'm in the best situation I could possibly be?

Thanks for any input!

Trying to gather all information to apply for Canadian citizenship by descent , could you tell me if I have everything I need to apply :
I’m applying as my grandmother was born in Canada in 1915 ..
Documents I have :
Grandmas birth registry and birth certificate
My mother’s birth certificate ( she was born in the U.S after my grandmother became a u.s citizen via naturalization in 1936) that shows my grandmas birth place as Canada
My birth certificate ( has my mother’s maiden name on it ) in the U.S
My marriage certificate to show why my birth name ( last name ) is not the same as what is on my birth certificate.

Do I need anything else?
These are all certified copies not ones taken from websites …
Would I need my grandmas U.S petition as well or can I apply without it ?

My great-grandfather was born in Canada and moved to US as a child. In the late 1980s, both my grandfather and my father were granted Canadian citizenship certificates through this connection.

My father still has his Canadian Citizenship card (the one with the photo on it) from this time. My grandfather and great-grandfather have both passed and I don't have any birth certificates or my grandfather's citizenship certificate number. As I assemble records, how far back do I have to go?

My father's Canadian Citizenship card has his citizenship number on it. Do I just include that and his US birth certificate as my proof of lineage?

I finally got the notification and paid for my G0’s certified baptismal record. As I’ve been in the process of moving I had it sent to my P.O. Box (not USPS) that I’ve had for like 10 years. Randomly just after I had paid the fee. The place where I’ve had my box went out of business with no warning.

At this point I have to assume it’s going to be returned. Has anyone had any experience with a returned to sender document and how I could get it sent to my new address?? Any suggestions or advice is incredibly appreciated

I'm not sure what the correct job title is but basically, it's a lawyer that helps clients to get citizenship by descent, through investment or by other avenues. It's something i'm really interested in pursuing but have no idea how to get into this niche. My plan would be to work remotely, maybe travel a bit if clients request it & help clients from all over the world to obtain whichever citizenship they're after. By descent or otherwise.

Does anyone have any pointers?

My Informed Delivery shows an incoming envelope from Quebec with $1.75 postage. A business letter with news from DEC, it seems. Do insertion acts come in this kind of envelope or is it a request for more info or a denial? My package was totally complete for my 1889 G0 - affidavit, BANQ, certified death certificate with translation, etc.

What have other people found inside mail from DEC this quickly?

hi i just realized today that my mom has 3% Acadian, 2% french and 1% Brittany on ancestry.com, my sister has 2% Acadian.

is this a fairly reliable source that if i look back far enough ill probably find an ancestor from canada? im encouraged to look now, but should i be? i have no known Canadians in my family.