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CIC News 25% of New Englanders can get Canadian passports, in wake of citizenship law changes One in four New Englanders may qualify for Canadian citizenship, and with it the Canadian passport, under a new law expanding citizenship by descent. The law eliminated the generational limit to inheriting Canadian citizenship for anyone born prior to…
CIC News 30 minutes, 30 new Canadians: how one man used a chatbot to uncover his family’s citizenship When Larry was born in 1955, it was four years too late to meet his great-grandfather, Pierre Jean-Baptiste Robichaud, a native of Moncton, New Brunswick who had settled in Michigan and been laid to rest in a…
CIC News Citizens of these 10 countries can hold dual citizenship with Canada Canadian law fully recognizes dual and multiple nationalities, meaning individuals can become Canadian citizens without being expected to give up their existing citizenship(s). However, by the very nature of dual citizenship, an individual’s ability to hold two passports is subject to the…
CIC News These five famous Americans will become Canadian citizens, thanks to a new citizenship law Some famous Americans— including Madonna and Hillary Clinton—will be considered Canadian citizens under a new law. On November 20, Bill C-3: An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025) was passed by the Canadian federal government, removing the first-generation…
CIC News What travel history do I have to disclose in my Canadian citizenship application? When applying for Canadian citizenship through naturalization, you will need to detail your travel history and any immigration statuses you have held—not just for the past five years, but for your entire life. Failure to provide a complete and accurate…
CIC News Are you eligible to get a Canadian passport? If your parent or grandparent was a Canadian citizen, then it is quite likely that you have citizenship by descent—even if you were born outside Canada. If you do have citizenship by descent, then you’ll be able to apply for a Canadian passport, but must…
CIC News What to expect during your Canadian citizenship ceremony For your last step in becoming naturalized as a Canadian citizen, you will attend a citizenship ceremony. At the Canadian citizenship ceremony, you will sing the national anthem and recite the oath of citizenship. Upon completing the ceremony, you’ll become a Canadian citizen, gaining all…
CIC News Are new Canadians leaving Canada for greener pastures? Study says no A new study by Statistics Canada has dispelled the myth that immigrants who acquire Canadian citizenship are leaving in droves. According to a study published this month by Statistics Canada, of the immigrants admitted between 2008 and 2012 who became Canadian citizens,…
CIC News Canada’s immigration minister proposes new legislation for Canadian citizenship by descent Immigration Minister Marc Miller has tabled a bill with Canada’s parliament to allow a first-generation limit to citizenship by descent. This means that if the bill passes, children of Canadian citizens who were born abroad can pass their citizenship on to their…
CIC News Canada processing proof of citizenship applications faster than pre-pandemic standards Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is now processing proof of citizenship applications in as little as three months, with application wait-times now reduced significantly from even pre-pandemic standards. Now some foreign nationals—who have at least one biological or legal parent who is…