I am most likely a Canadian Citizen, but I can't prove it.

[Canada53]

Thanks for clarifying. Always good to get advice from someone who actually has experience of the process. Most appreciated.

Hi Flanagaj. How are you getting on with your application? - as i have a similar scenario where i am the grandchild of a Crown servant. I've applied for my grandfather's military records by Library and Archives Canada say it could take 2 years! Have you got yours yet and have you applied for proof of citizenship yet? Many thanks

 

[flanagaj]

Hi Flanagaj. How are you getting on with your application? - as i have a similar scenario where i am the grandchild of a Crown servant. I've applied for my grandfather's military records by Library and Archives Canada say it could take 2 years! Have you got yours yet and have you applied for proof of citizenship yet? Many thanks

Hi,
I’m afraid I cannot provide an update as I submitted my application last year and I have so far heard nothing.

After further research I eventually was able to obtain a birth certificate for my grandfather so hoping I submitted enough information.

given the current situation I have no idea when I’ll hear back.

 

[Canada53]

Do you mind me asking if the application you submitted was for the military records or the citizenship? And if the latter, what did you use to prove your grandparent's Crown service? Thanks

 

[flanagaj]

Do you mind me asking if the application you submitted was for the military records or the citizenship? And if the latter, what did you use to prove your grandparent's Crown service? Thanks

Sorry, I reread my post after posting and realised I wasn’t very clear. I obtained my grandfather’s military service certificate (not detailed records) in March 2020. It just stated my grandfather was in the RCAF and his service number. The given service number was on my late father’s birth certificate, which I hope is enough evidence to prove my grandfather was based in the UK during 1944.

I submitted the actual citizenship application in early October 2020, but doubt I’ll hear back this year.

good luck!

 

[Canada53]

Sounds good. Where did you get the military service certificate from?
Good luck to you too!

 

[flanagaj]

I obtained the record from https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Pages/home.aspx

 

[Canada53]

Will take a look. Thanks so much. Hopefully we will both be able to prove we are Canadians soon.

 

[EADuffy]

Hello all, first time posting here so hope this is relevant. I am in a similar situation where I am most likely a Canadian citizen but can’t prove it.

My grandfather was in the Royal Canadian airforce for most of his life. He met my grandmother in England and when she became pregnant with my mother, he told her he was already married and left her, returning to England. Though my grandmother wanted to keep her, she was forced by her parents to put my mother up for adoption (catholic ireland).

I have all of his records to prove he was serving the Crown at the time of my mothers birth however there is nothing on her birth certificate to prove he is the father. Through DNA tracing, we have located her half brother in Calgary and also a cousin. That’s all I have!

 

[Canada53]

Hello all, first time posting here so hope this is relevant. I am in a similar situation where I am most likely a Canadian citizen but can’t prove it.

My grandfather was in the Royal Canadian airforce for most of his life. He met my grandmother in England and when she became pregnant with my mother, he told her he was already married and left her, returning to England. Though my grandmother wanted to keep her, she was forced by her parents to put my mother up for adoption (catholic ireland).

I have all of his records to prove he was serving the Crown at the time of my mothers birth however there is nothing on her birth certificate to prove he is the father. Through DNA tracing, we have located her half brother in Calgary and also a cousin. That’s all I have!

Yes it does sound like technically you are a Canadian citizen but you just need to prove it. In my case myself and my parent were born in wedlock and everyone and grandparent's military employment is mentioned on certificates. Unfortunately you have 2 problems, that your mother was adopted so its proving she is the daughter of your grandmother and also that your mother's father is not named on the birth certificate so it's proving he is her father too. I read somewhere, maybe on here, where someone else had a similar thing and submitted an application and they were asked to do a DNA test which i think helped. Maybe you could do that somehow? I'm not sure if the law requires births to be in wedlock, i've not seen it written specifically like that, so maybe it just has to be genetically? Anyhow, good luck!

 

[EADuffy]

Yes it does sound like technically you are a Canadian citizen but you just need to prove it. In my case myself and my parent were born in wedlock and everyone and grandparent's military employment is mentioned on certificates. Unfortunately you have 2 problems, that your mother was adopted so its proving she is the daughter of your grandmother and also that your mother's father is not named on the birth certificate so it's proving he is her father too. I read somewhere, maybe on here, where someone else had a similar thing and submitted an application and they were asked to do a DNA test which i think helped. Maybe you could do that somehow? I'm not sure if the law requires births to be in wedlock, i've not seen it written specifically like that, so maybe it just has to be genetically? Anyhow, good luck!

Thank you for your reply! Thankfully, my mother connected with my grandmother and we have a copy of the original birth cert with her name on it. The rest is a bit more complex but I appreciate you taking the time to respond