Okay real talk but if I were to explore options for leaving America... is ANYWHERE an actual good idea or is everywhere else kinda trending toward shit? Canada is expensive as hell from my bit of research.
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My neighbor was a dual citizen, and he moved back 6 months ago. I can't say I blame him.
Americans joining in on the boycott lol
We also amended our citizenship laws to effectively grant citizenship to grandchildren and adopted children of Canadians.
Any Canadians want to adopt a guy in his mid forties? I can cook and clean and love poutine.
Honestly Canada vs USA is kind of a "grass always is greener on the other side" situation if you're a middle aged white guy like me. Clearly for women or POCs it's a lot safer up here.
But as far as starting a life, not a lot of housing options, new builds are all hella expensive, not a lot of entry level work opportunities unless you can afford trade school or want to go work up north.
I’ve got a job I can do remotely so that helps.
Is your job cool with that though? I’d lose my remote gig if I wasn’t stateside anymore.
Since I’m in a pre-sales role it matters less.
Honestly it would be nice to hand off those customers to someone else.
Sign me up for trade school then
Here in burgerland the trades are apprenticeship based and you get paid to learn, I’d hope it was the same up there in Canada?
Not just grandchildren, any and all descendants of Canadian citizens.
I have submitted all my documentation linking me to my [Canadian] great-great-grand parents. Don't worry, Canada. I'm not moving up north anytime soon, but since I qualified I figured I'd do it.
Oh cool, I can be Canadian.
And now that I think of it Canada does cover gender reassignment surgeries. Hmmm this is very tempting now.
Adopted children weren't Canadian citizens?
If they were adopted by a Canadian citizen, who was born in Canada, they were. This just adds that the adopting Canadian citizen could also have lived in Canada for three years, before adopting, to pass on the citizenship.
Oh okay, that makes more sense, thanks
Bill C-3 allows citizenship for those who can prove they're descended from a Canadian ancestor, even if that ancestor left the country several generations back. It was adopted after the courts ruled that limiting citizenship to the first generation born outside of Canada was too restrictive.
Funny, Italy recently went in the exact opposite direction.