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Thanks - there are some unknowns, as far as immigration policy ca. 1908, as well as whether and at what point legal immigration status was given, etc. My GGF at least crossed the border legally, but that's all I know (he had family there who he could have said he was visiting, or he could have...

See also, re: exclusions for 1977-1981 births: Section 8 retention requirement A person born outside Canada after the first generation to a Canadian parent was subject to the loss of citizenship under the former section 8 (repealed on April 17, 2009), which required the person to apply to...

This is from the actual statute, my commentary in italics: Citizen by descent [paragraph 3(1)(b)] Citizen’s date of birth: on or after February 15, 1977 Paragraph 3(1)(b) sets out that a person is a Canadian citizen if that person is born outside Canada to a Canadian parent on or after February...

This is from the Wikipedia article on Canadian nationality, just wanted to insert my case here, based on the premise (maybe incorrect) that my GF was a full/automatic/unqualified Canadian citizen at birth due to his two Canadian parents not being naturalized and him otherwise being stateless...

Thanks. OK I thought there was a chance I might have skirted that due to the paternal maternal switch, where GF got it by being born prior to naturalization of his parents (thus making him/them only Canadian at the time), and could pass down to my mother since he was a man (pre-1947 law?), and...

Hello Hawk and itsmyid, if you could please weigh in on my situation (I tried to post this separately but has been stuck in pending status): GGF Born New Brunswick 1891, GGM born Quebec 1896 (their parents also born Canada going way back) GGF and GGM immigrate to US in 1908 and 1911...

I'm not familiar with the particulars of Canadian citizenship through ancestry and was looking for some help. My grandfather was born in 1916 in Maine USA. His father (my GGF) was born in 1891 in Moncton New Brunswick and emigrated to Maine at age 17 in 1908, and his mother (my GGM) was born in...

I'm not familiar with the particulars of Canadian citizenship through ancestry and was looking for some help. My grandfather was born in 1916 in Maine USA. His father (my GGF) was born in 1891 in Moncton New Brunswick and emigrated to Maine at age 17 in 1908, and his mother (my GGM) was born in...