Citizenship by descent second generation question

[Georgiavet]

Hello,
My father was born in Canada 1947
Both of his Parents were born in Canada
My Father was naturalized in USA in 1967
I was Born in USA in 1969

My children were born in USA in May 2007 and March 2009
I have submitted my application for Canadian Citizenship.

The question is, are both of my children eligible for Canadian citizenship by descent second generation?
Thank you

 

[Copingwithlife]

No. Your eligible, first generation, your children are second generation, so no

 

[Georgiavet]

Thank you for the reply.
Can you tell me what in the information makes them not eligible?
I had done some reading and thought it was stating that if the children were born before April of 2009 then they would be eligible if only one of their grandparents was Canadian born?

 

[hawk39]

Thank you for the reply.
Can you tell me what in the information makes them not eligible?

The first generation limit, defined under 3(3) of the current Citizenship Act, makes them ineligible. Unless the grandparent was a Crown servant at the time of the parent's birth, then the grandparent's status or circumstance is irrelevant in relation to the grandchild's eligibility; it is the parent's status at the time of the grandchild's birth that matters.

I had done some reading and thought it was stating that if the children were born before April of 2009 then they would be eligible if only one of their grandparents was Canadian born?

Did you read it from a third-party website, rather than from an actual Canadian government website?

 

[Ruken]

Would his father not have ceased to be a Canadian when he was naturalized in the US in 1967? I thought dual citizenship was prohibited at the time.

 

[hawk39]

Would his father not have ceased to be a Canadian when he was naturalized in the US in 1967? I thought dual citizenship was prohibited at the time.

The OP's father would have ceased to be Canadian because dual citizenship was prohibited in 1967. He would have regained it in 2009 as a 'lost Canadian', and under the same legislation, the OP became eligible for citizenship by descent as the first generation born abroad through his/her father.