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25% of New Englanders can get Canadian passports, in wake of citizenship law changes

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…

30 minutes, 30 new Canadians: how one man used a chatbot to uncover his family’s citizenship

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…

These five famous Americans will become Canadian citizens, thanks to a new citizenship law

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…

Applying for Canadian citizenship if you were born outside of Canada

CIC News Applying for Canadian citizenship if you were born outside of Canada If you were born outside Canada and at least one of your biological or legal parents at birth were a Canadian citizen, you may be eligible for Canadian citizenship. You may submit a “proof of Canadian citizenship” application to the Canadian government,…