This past April when I learned about the new law in Canada (Bill C-3, Citizenship by Descent) I was very surprised and extremely happy to learn I have ancestors - quite a number of them, who were Canadians! Going back just to 1800 I have fifteen ancestors who were born in Canada - mostly Ontario, but also Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. Growing up I never knew about my Canadian ancestors, and one of them was just my great-grandpa - which is not going back very far at all.
At any rate, I have been working to gather the official documents (birth/marriage/death certificates) I need to show an unbroken line from me to at least one Canadian ancestor (I am going to show the unbroken line to three Canadian ancestors since they are on the same line of my family tree.) When all the documents arrive (I am waiting for the final four to arrive), then I, my daughter, son, and grandchildren are all sending in the documents to receive our Canadian citizenship. (I have been keeping my siblings and their children up-to-date on the documents, and will share with any of them who want to receive their Canadian citizenship as well.)
Now, just because I have my Canadian citizenship (when I do), it does not mean I have to move to Canada. I am able to have duel citizenship with the USA and Canada, which will certainly make traveling to Canada easier (and other places), but as I watch what is happening in this country, there certainly are solid reasons for me to make the move to Canada - if this is what we decide to do. Just some of these reasons would include . . .
You will find my full post at this link.
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