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    Was your ancestor from a US border town? A common historical practice could make you a Canadian citizen today
    Towns across the Canada US border often led to children being born on opposite sides of the border
    I just found out I’m a Canadian citizen by descent. Can my grandchildren get citizenship through me?
    Children born on or after December 15, 2025, have a physical presence requirement for their parents
    How long proof of Canadian citizenship really takes, and other common timeline questions answered
    Citizenship by descent applicants may spend years waiting for their application to process
    American with Canadian ancestry? You may have a second Thanksgiving to celebrate
    Millions of Americans may also be Canadian citizens, following the passing of a new citizenship bill
    Does your ancestry make you an American-Canadian dual citizen today? A new free tool checks your family line and lists the records you’d need
    An older woman's hands trace a family line across a wooden table, with old family photos and a weathered record joined by red string, with both a Canadian and American passport sitting next to it.
    Generations of Minnesotans are now Canadian citizens through their ancestry and don’t know it yet
    Tens of thousands of Minnesotans may now be Canadian citizens
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    Did your Canadian-born ancestor become American? The government’s own training example says you may have a claim to Canadian citizenship by descent
    A person sits at their desk with papers tracing their family lineage strewn throughout a desk.
    Is legendary guitarist Eric Clapton a Canadian citizen? How Canada’s new citizenship bill impacts his lineage
    Eric Clapton performing at the Royal Albert Hall, May 24, 2017
    Born outside Canada between 1977 and 1981? You may have lost Canadian citizenship at 28, and got it back without knowing
    A picture of a woman removing an old Canadian citizenship certificate from a drawer.
    Tracing Canadian citizenship by descent? Ancestry just added 570,000 Quebec obituaries, one of which could unlock your claim
    The Mark Carney effect: Is political discontent at home driving Americans to seek Canadian citizenship?
    Mark Carney is the Prime Minister of Canada
    More than 100,000 British children were sent to Canada from 1869 to the 1930s. If one is your ancestor, you may be Canadian
    A descendant of a Canadian home child traces their lineage, holding a photo of their ancestor as a child.
    Tens of thousands of Canadians once lived in Buffalo. If one was your ancestor, you may have a claim to Canadian citizenship
    A map showing Buffalo and Ontario with a family tree next to it pointing to places of birth of each of the members.
    One section of Canadian law decides whether you can claim citizenship by descent, and this is how to read it
    A graphical depiction of a Canadian lineage
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    Americans whose Canadian ancestors died before 1947 may still have a citizenship by descent claim
    A busy desk showing a picture of Canadian ancestors, a red folder, and a small family tree.
    Why prudent American families are pursuing Canadian citizenship by descent
    A picture of an American family with the Canadian and American flags in the background.
    The top five states where Americans qualify for a Canadian passport through ancestry
    Back Bay neighbourhood in Massachusetts
    Shiloh Jolie is among the Americans who are now U.S.-Canadian dual citizens, after Canada changed its citizenship law
    Shiloh Jolie is one of the many celebrities who is Canadian after a change in Canada's citizenship law
    There’s now a one-year wait for proof of Canadian citizenship certificates, as thousands of Americans apply
    Hands waving Canadian flags
    New law grants thousands Canadian citizenship: Can you apply in 2026?
    People born outside Canada with a Canadian grandparent may be able to apply for citizenship under the new law.
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