I applied for citizenship by descent in May 18, 2020 and sent to Sydney NS by courier.
Received confirmation of delivery and receipt in Sydney NS on May 20, 2020 from the courier company.
I am crossing my fingers that I remembered to insert all the "not applicable N/As" and the proper photos!
My mom was born in Saskatchewan Canada 1931, returned to US with her parents as a minor in 1945. She married in 1950s and I was born 1966.
My mom received US citizenship certificate in 2000 to ensure social security benefits, but I don't believe she ever renounced Canadian citizenship.
She passed away in 2013.
I hope the restoration of citizenship under 2015 Act applies if the parent born in Canada was deceased when the Act was passed. I assume it does not matter as long as I am in the first generation born abroad. Now I will be waiting patiently with many others on this forum!