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Americans can get Canadian citizenship if at least one parent is Canadian Americans with at least one Canadian parent can get Canadian citizenship by applying for Proof of Citizenship.

Americans born to first generation Canadian citizens may be eligible for Canadian citizenship by descent.

By Daniel Levy

How to become a Canadian citizen if you are an American Americans with at least one Canadian parent can gain Canadian citizenship by submitting a "Proof of Citizenship" application.

Canada allows citizenship by descent for Americans born to first generation Canadian citizens.

By Daniel Levy

No date set for IRCC to waive Canadian citizenship application fees Immigration Minister Sean Fraser explained to CIC News the process for fulfilling his mandate letter commitment to waive Canadian citizenship fees. This article is Part 4 of a special CIC News interview series with the minister.

The Canadian government needs more time to fulfil its promise to waive citizenship fees for applicants.

By Kareem El-Assal

Immigration Minister: Applicants can soon expect normal service standards "We’re on track right now to restore our pre-pandemic service standard by the end of this calendar year for virtually every line of business,” said Minister Sean Fraser in a recent interview with CIC News. This article is Part 3 of a special CIC News series summarizing the interview with the minister.

Canada’s Immigration Minister Sean Fraser believes meaningful steps are being taken to get the immigration system back on track.

By Kareem El-Assal

Canada aiming to open online citizenship applications for multiple adults in fall 2022 IRCC updates timeline for online citizenship application access.

Couples and families with multiple adults will soon be able to apply for citizenship online, according to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

By Shelby Thevenot

Canada to increase length of stay for Parents and Grandparents Super Visa to 5 years per entry In addition, the Immigration Minister may designate international medical insurance companies to provide coverage to Super Visa applicants in the future.

IRCC has just announced major reforms to the Parents and Grandparents Super Visa.

By Kareem El-Assal

Canada set to welcome over 500,000 newcomers this summer With pandemic travel restrictions largely lifted, the coast is clear for Canada to welcome high levels of immigrants, international students, and temporary foreign workers over the coming months.

Upon imposing COVID travel restrictions in March 2020, Canada prevented many newcomers from being able to enter the country.

By Kareem El-Assal

LGBTQ2+ couples can pass down Canadian citizenship to their foreign-born children In 2020, Canada made it so legal parents can pass down citizenship to their foreign-born children, a move that made the Citizenship Act more equal.

June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate diversity in gender and sexuality and recognize the unique struggles faced by marginalized groups. Although Canadian law now stipulates it is illegal to discriminate against people based on sexual orientation and sex, sometimes same-sex, gender-diverse, and intersex couples still fall through the cracks. For instance, up until […]

By Daniel Levy

You can get citizenship if your parent is Canadian Canada is celebrating Citizenship Week. You might be a citizen too, if one of your parents was Canadian at the time of your birth.

May 23 to May 29 is Citizenship Week in Canada where we celebrate what it means to be Canadian from the rights and freedoms we enjoy, to the responsibilities we share, and the diversity that makes us strong. For those of you who had at least one Canadian parent, you might be a citizen even […]

By Daniel Levy