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CIC News A third of Vermonters can get Canadian passports in wake of citizenship law changes Around one in three Vermonters now qualifies for Canadian citizenship, following a recent change to Canada’s citizenship by descent law. On December 15, 2025, Canada eliminated its first-generation limit to citizenship by descent. Now, anyone born prior to that…
CIC News You have 64 great-great-great-great-grandparents. If even one was Canadian, you might be too Go back four generations and you have 16 ancestors to check. Go back five and you have 32. Go back six and you have 64. The further back you go, the higher the odds that at least one of them…
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 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 IRCC’s updated processing times Canada’s immigration department has released its latest processing times for permanent residence, temporary residence, and citizenship applications. In this article, we will examine how processing times for various immigration applications have changed since September 10, 2025. Significant shifts in processing times are most evident in spousal sponsorship applications for…
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 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…
CIC News How do I calculate time spent in Canada when applying for Canadian citizenship? To be eligible for Canadian citizenship, most applicants must have been living in Canada for at least 1,095 days (3 years) during the 5 years immediately before the date they sign their citizenship application. This is what Immigration, Refugees and…
CIC News Ontario Superior Court rules against second-generation citizenship cut-off in Canada The Ontario Superior Court has deemed it unconstitutional for the Canadian federal government to deny automatic citizenship to the children of foreign-born Canadians who grew up abroad. Schedule a Free Canadian Citizenship Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm The court ruling challenges…