Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸Mar 9

When I was researching and then pursuing obtaining my Spanish citizenship, I came to realize that citizenship laws are incredibly varied and changeable. They'll change with the political winds, for good and bad!

It looks like Canada has gone a little against the grain and opened up its citizenship requirements!

Now anyone with a proveable ancestral connection to Canada can apply, not just one generation back! This is even better than Spain “Historical Memory" changes that are now slowly expiring!

"“In January 2025, we had 32 requests for certified copies of vital records and this year in January 2026, we've had over 1,000,” she said, adding most of those requests were made by Americans.”

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bill-c-3-canadian-citizenship-by-descent-american-interest-9.7112724
#Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Heritage #Geneology

Millions of Americans can now claim Canadian citizenship by descent. But they have to prove it | CBC News

Amid rising tensions in the United States and increased global volatility, many Americans are looking to Canada — and their roots — for a possible way out following recent changes to Canada’s citizenship rules.

CBC
Show threadGreg Johnston
@chris I’ve thought about it since my grandmother’s parents were both born and married on Prince Edward Island, she of French ancestry and he from Brits. I have a copy of their marriage certificate. Fills me with sadness to even consider it, but shit is getting scary in America and a passport to flee if necessary could come in handy. I remember in the 60s when Canada welcomed conscientious objectors avoiding Vietnam.
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Show threadChris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸Mar 9
@GPJohnston nothing wrong with a backup plan, and you might even have fun finding out about your ancestry in the process!