Child Born Overseas to a Canadian Parent

[SirChuc]

I have a general inquiry about processing times for e-certificates for citizenship from people's expereinces.

If our child is born overseas and if I as the Canadian parent will pass my citizenship over to him, what are the wait times like before we can actually get the e-certificate and apply for their passport? Are they even eligible for an e-certificate? The wait time on the IRCC website scares me as it lists 9 months.

Would it be easier to have them travel back to Canada as a visitor using the passport of the country they were born in (they will be dual citizens regardless) and then go through the citizenship process for the baby once we're back in Canada?

 

[forw.jane]

I have a general inquiry about processing times for e-certificates for citizenship from people's expereinces.

If our child is born overseas and if I as the Canadian parent will pass my citizenship over to him, what are the wait times like before we can actually get the e-certificate and apply for their passport? Are they even eligible for an e-certificate? The wait time on the IRCC website scares me as it lists 9 months.

Would it be easier to have them travel back to Canada as a visitor using the passport of the country they were born in (they will be dual citizens regardless) and then go through the citizenship process for the baby once we're back in Canada?

If you applying from outside Canada it could take more than 9 months too. They take time so be prepared for the long wait.
You can choose to receive either e-certificate or paper one.

 

[Seym]

Would it be easier to have them travel back to Canada as a visitor using the passport of the country they were born in (they will be dual citizens regardless) and then go through the citizenship process for the baby once we're back in Canada?

The issue here is that the kid, being a Canadian citizen at birth (even without the paper proving the status) isn't entitled to either a visa or an eTA. Shouldn't be a problem if the other passport is US, but if not, you can't really use the other passport to fly to Canada. Entering by land from US usually doesn't require a Canadian passport, people can just show their proof of citizenship at the border, so *maybe* the same can be done for the baby with the foreign birth certificate and the proof that you're either born in Canada or naturalized yourself, but dunno how feasible (or if actually feasible!) that is.
Best would be to contact the Canadian consulate in the country where you live, they should be able to tell you what the best course of action would be in your specific situation.