Canada

And now we do this?

I don’t think it was a choice exactly. The news I was reading said the Canadian Supreme Court rejected the first generation limit as unconstitutional.

No source today, sorry. Brain is exhausted from documenting my Canadian ancestry in exhaustive detail all weekend.

Right wingers genuinely openly say “we don’t mind Ukrainian refugees and European immigrants.”

It’s not an open secret because it really isn’t a secret at all. They didn’t want more brown people in the country.

The C-3 changes were in response to the 2023 Bjorkquist court decision that struck down the first-generation limit on citizenship by descent. The Government had to bring in legislative amendments or the Court would have just struck the limit down as a Charter violation.

It was Conservative Party of Canada Harper Government that enacted the limit in reaction to air lifts of Canadians in Lebanon, calling them ‘Canadians of convenience.’

The CPC tried to amend the Bill C-3 to require a 1095 day presence in a 5 year period in order to past citizenship down to future generations, basically making it like the requirement for naturalization. Instead the law has a lifetime 1095 day presence to pass down citizenship to children born after December 15, 2025.

Yep. The right wing isn't concerned about that kind of population growth. Canada was was still over 95% white when the grandparents of most people probably applying for citizenship via this pathway were born.

You might do better looking for an actual ancestor born or naturalized in Canada.

You may be surprised.

Good luck. That should be fairly straightforward as you are only second generation descent.

My best friend and his brother are currently in the process of getting their Canadian citizenship using exactly their grandmother's birth certificate. I'd recommend getting a lawyer to handle the paperwork, but other than that it's been a pretty straightforward process. They started the process back in November and should be Canadian citizens before summer. My friend's first ever passport will be a Canadian one.

You’ll also need your parents info. It’s all on the Canadian immigration website and pretty easy to do, you just have to file the steps carefully. I got mine last summer through my parent’s in Canada, we just sent in my wife’s based on her grandparent’s

There is no generation limit so you could go back to your great great greats or later if you wanted. I have quite a few great great grandparents who were born in Quebec and I'm gonna go for it.

For people born after Dec 15, 2025 there is a requirement for a parent to have been in Canada for a while, but I don't know how many babies are using Lemmy and reading this.

canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/act-changes/rules-2025.html

Having your grandmother’s birth is a great start.

You need to prove a direct line of descent by birth* back to your grandmother — assuming she’s the last generation born or naturalized in Canada.

So, her birth certificate would establish that she was Canadian if it’s from a Canadian province or territory. However, you will also need to demonstrate :

• that one of your parents was her child with their long form birth certificate with her name listed as their mother — if your grandmother’s family name changed in marriage, you’ll need a marriage certificate or other proof to show she was the same person;

• likewise, you’ll need to demonstrate that parent your parent’s child through your long form birth record and possibly your parents’ marriage certificate if claiming through your mother.

*Adoption unfotunately continues to not have quite the same process:

If you were adopted, and you are claiming citizenship through your adoptive grandmother, this is possible but it’s a two step process where your adoptive parent would need a Confirmation of citizenship first and then you could apply for a grant of citizenship.

If the parent you are claiming citizenship through was adopted by your grandmother, as the Act is now, they would not be able to pass down citizenship to you. They could get a grant of citizenship for themselves but it would only come into effect the day the grant is made and couldn’t only pass it down to their children born after the date of granting.

Should be, as long as your able to prove lineage, and it wasn't uncommon at the time for the wife to drop her maiden name for the spouse's, so you may have to also dig out a certificate for the name change if that is the case.

There is no generational limit. However, a direct line of descent has to be documented back to an ancestor born or naturalized within the borders of what is now Canada.

Acadians in Louisiana have been successful in making claims back to the Le Grand Derangement / Expulsion by the British. They had meticulous records however.

Understand. Many of us are considering our dual citizenship options while they are available.

Heh, what about ancestors predating photography generally. I'm officially on tribal rolls for a segment of a tribe death marched across continent. That the capital of Canada literally shares a name with and still has a presence in Canada. One of these days I should stop wondering about it and start finding out. It's a long shot but still.

No.

The 1095 day presence is a requirement should you wish to pass Canadian citizenship to a child born or adopted after December 15, 2025z