Recent content by hawk39

I would suggest that you verify your statuses in Algeria, whether you and your son are still considered citizens under Algerian law. If you both are still considered citizens of Algeria, then both of you could be arrested and prosecuted under Algerian law, and under the Master Nationality Rule...

I think because since your mother was adopted, she needed to have been sponsored to Canada by her adoptive father and naturalized in order to have gotten Canadian citizenship. She would not be considered a citizen-by-descent.

The judge is asking for evidence to warrant further extensions; I think the best evidence the Minister can give is if the generational limit is fully invalidated with her order, then an unknown number of people will become Canadian (not just the 100,000+ over 5 years as stated by the...

I managed to stop the paywall from loading and read the article. You forgot to mention that the judge only gave a four-week extension instead of the requested 12 months, so this will have to be solved by next month now. If I remember correctly, the holdup is because the opposition does not...

The article is behind a paywall :(

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2025/03/canada-to-request-a-further-extension-to-maintain-first-generation-limit-to-canadian-citizenship-by-descent.html It seems C-71, the act to fix citizenship by descent, has stalled and will not meet the March 19th deadline...

So you're saying that this person you're calling your grandfather is not your mother's biological father? Did he officially adopt your mother? If he did not, then you can't claim citizenship by descent through him even if he was a Crown servant. If this is the case, then, with the upcoming...

You would answer "Yes", with the reason being "Parent never resided in Canada". If your grandfather was absent from Canada for at least one year before 1977, then your dad would answer "Yes", with the reason being why your grandfather was absent for more than a year. Just so you know that the...

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...

If your country of origin allows dual citizenship and/or still recognizes you as it's citizen, Canada will recognize that while you are there, you are subject to their laws; this is known as the Master Nationality Rule. Don't presume that your Canadian citizenship will keep you safe, or expect...

Because your mother is a native-born Canadian, then the requirement is not applicable to you. If she had lost her Canadian citizenship before 1977 because of her parents, while it is true that she was not Canadian when you were born, she would have gotten it back automatically with the 2009...

Under the law, citizens by descent are considered citizens at birth, so the certificate will be dated from your date of birth. However, because of the generational limit still in place, your children will not be able to claim citizenship by descent from you at this time (despite you now...

Prior to that date, multiple citizenships were generally not allowed by Canada. If the parent, most likely being first-generation born abroad, had gotten their Canadian citizenship by descent automatically from the 2009 or 2015 Acts (because the birth had to be registered by age 2 prior to that...

Have you and your siblings tried applying for replacement birth certificates from the provincial government you all were born in? British Columbia https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events Alberta https://www.alberta.ca/ordering-certificates-documents Saskatchewan...

You're incorrect. Naturalized citizens are the same as native-born citizens and are not considered "born abroad" in relation to passing down citizenship by descent. Since Deanna is a naturalized citizen, Riker is considered the first-generation born abroad and is eligible for citizenship by...