Citizenship by Descent - is my mother eligible?

[lafleurmorin]

Hi, I'm researching this on behalf of my mother, to see if she is eligible to apply for a citizenship certificate.

Here is the situation - using names to hopefully avoid confusion:
1890s - grandparents (Amedee & Maria) are born in Canada
1911 - grandparents (Amedee & Maria) are married and start a family in Canada
1919 - her mother (Cecile) is born in the USA, before her parents (Amedee & Maria) are naturalized
1947 - my mother is born
Cecile passed away in 2010.

Was my mother's mother (Cecile) considered a Canadian citizen under current law?
If Cecile was, how does my mother prove it on the application?
Can she provide her mother's American birth certificate WITH her grandparent's Canadian birth records?

If she is eligible, I may have some other questions about documents

Thanks so much to anyone able to provide some insight.

 

[hawk39]

Hi, I'm researching this on behalf of my mother, to see if she is eligible to apply for a citizenship certificate.

Here is the situation - using names to hopefully avoid confusion:
1890s - grandparents (Amedee & Maria) are born in Canada
1911 - grandparents (Amedee & Maria) are married and start a family in Canada
1919 - her mother (Cecile) is born in the USA, before her parents (Amedee & Maria) are naturalized
1947 - my mother is born
Cecile passed away in 2010.

Was my mother's mother (Cecile) considered a Canadian citizen under current law?
If Cecile was, how does my mother prove it on the application?
Can she provide her mother's American birth certificate WITH her grandparent's Canadian birth records?

If she is eligible, I may have some other questions about documents

Thanks so much to anyone able to provide some insight.

Under the current law that is still in effect, Cecile would be considered to be first generation born-abroad and a citizen by descent. Your mother would be considered second generation born-abroad and ineligible for citizenship by descent because of the first-generation limit. Likewise, you are considered to be third generation.

As long as Cecile's birth certificate has one of her parent's names listed on it, and it can be matched with Canadian records, then your mother should be able to prove parentage between Cecile and her parent.

 

[lafleurmorin]

Under the current law that is still in effect, Cecile would be considered to be first generation born-abroad and a citizen by descent. Your mother would be considered second generation born-abroad and ineligible for citizenship by descent because of the first-generation limit. Likewise, you are considered to be third generation.

As long as Cecile's birth certificate has one of her parent's names listed on it, and it can be matched with Canadian records, then your mother should be able to prove parentage between Cecile and her parent.

Thank you for clarifying. I'll keep an eye on any changes in the laws.