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    A 1947 law cut Americans’ ancestors out of Canada. A new law just made their descendants citizens again
    A picture of a family photo on top of a citizenship certificate and next to a binder filled with family documents.
    The Canadian citizenship rule most queer families don’t know exists
    A family sits in quiet contemplation as they submit their proof of citizenship application to the Canadian government.
    The Canadian citizenship certificate backlog is 15 months. Here is how to get yours in 10 days.
    A picture of a stack of organized files sitting on a desk.
    Canada is already returning citizenship certificates it demanded days ago from lost Canadians
    A returned citizenship certificate sits atop a crowded office desk.
    Canada just changed what counts as proof of citizenship by descent — here’s the breakdown
    A picture of a citizenship certificate on a desk in the foreground, with a laptop in the background.
    Canada pauses processing of some citizenship-by-descent applications, clarifies rules for those under review
    A man waits disappointedly for his citizenship interview in an empty waiting room, surrounded by empty chairs.
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    Canada moved the goalposts for proof of citizenship applicants, lawyers say
    Citizenship certificate holders have been instructed to surrender their certificates for having broken rules they were never told.
    Forced surrender of Canadian citizenship certificates may be unconstitutional, experts say
    Holders of proof of Canadian citizenship certificates may have had their constitutional rights violated by the federal government.
    Yes, you can still apply for Canadian citizenship by descent, even if you can’t find all the paperwork
    A box of old documents on a table, with a birth certificate laid out to the right
    Lewiston, Maine was built by French Canadians—many of their descendants may now be Canadian too
    A picture of the railroad bridge on summer day is Lewiston Maine.
    Roy, King, Mitchell, Desjardins, and more: Why your surname may be the key to Canadian citizenship
    Quebec Provincial flag on wooden pole overlooking Saint Lawrence seaway.
    There’s now a 15-month wait for proof of Canadian citizenship, as the queue passes 82,000
    A filling shelf filled with files and organizers, cluttered.
    If your grandparent is Canadian, you might be too: A 2026 eligibility guide
    A Canadian flag blows in the wind against a clear blue sky.
    You’re Canadian under Bill C-3, but your future children might not be — here’s what you can do about it
    A child raises the Canadian flag while sitting on his father's shoulders.
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    Josh Duhamel is among the millions of Americans who became Canadian citizens when Canada changed its citizenship law
    American actor Josh Duhamel
    Thousands of American felons have right to enter Canada without rehabilitation, under Canada’s new citizenship law
    Two passports, the top passport clearly a U.S. passport, lying on a table beside a small American flag.
    The top five states where Americans qualify for a Canadian passport through ancestry
    Back Bay neighbourhood in Massachusetts
    How to find out if you have Canadian citizenship through the same ancestor as Beyoncé
    Beyoncé sitting atop a piano, singing, in Central Park, Manhattan, NYC, for the Good Morning America's Summer Concert Series.
    Prince Edward Island Archives logs four years worth of document requests in four months, as Americans rush for Canadian passports
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    There’s now a one-year wait for proof of Canadian citizenship certificates, as thousands of Americans apply
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