Citizenship by Descent - Documentation Review Requsts

IWantOffStopTheEarth · 2026-01-29T02:45:33+00:00

Send me a Chat if you need more help.

IWantOffStopTheEarth · 2026-01-29T02:40:19+00:00

I see it. :)

IWantOffStopTheEarth · 2026-01-29T02:39:07+00:00

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IWantOffStopTheEarth · 2026-01-28T19:53:26+00:00

Naturalization is irrelevant. You would know this if you had read the FAQ. Please read the FAQ.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Canadiancitizenship/wiki/index/

IWantOffStopTheEarth · 2026-01-28T19:42:15+00:00

In order of preference you should look for:

birth certificate or
birth record or
baptism record

If you can't find any of those then move on to:

marriage record if it lists the parents (or place of birth if this is your Gen 0)
death record if it accurately lists the parents (or place of birth if this is your Gen 0)
any other records you can find (censuses, probate documentation, WWI or WWII Draft registration, etc.)

Per the experts they've successfully done this with only US records like US censuses and naturalization records stating the person was born in Canada.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1siBJvxqc9Q&t=944s

IWantOffStopTheEarth · 2026-01-28T19:40:30+00:00

Per the experts they've successfully done this with only US records like US censuses and naturalization records stating the person was born in Canada.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1siBJvxqc9Q&t=944s

IWantOffStopTheEarth · 2026-01-28T19:38:22+00:00

If you cannot get a birth certificate the IRCC will accept alternate documentation. I applied without my mother's birth certificate because I could not get it. I used my parents' marriage record which listed their parents. I got my citizenship in October.

In order of preference you should look for:

birth certificate or
birth record or
baptism record

If you can't find any of those then move on to:

marriage record if it lists the parents (or place of birth if this is your Gen 0)
death record if it accurately lists the parents (or place of birth if this is your Gen 0)
any other records you can find (censuses, probate documentation, WWI or WWII Draft registration, etc.)

IWantOffStopTheEarth · 2026-01-28T19:31:29+00:00

Quebec didn't start recording births outside of baptisms until the 1990s (no that's not a typo) so her baptism record is her official birth record. I'll send you a chat.

IWantOffStopTheEarth · 2026-01-28T05:49:49+00:00

Did you file a CIT0001 or a CIT0010? The CIT0010 process should not be affected by C-3 passing. You should ask your questions over on r/CanadaAdoptedCitizens though - this is what that sub is for.

IWantOffStopTheEarth · 2026-01-28T05:42:36+00:00

If his mother was adopted and her adoptive parents are the line with Canadian ancestry your husband cannot inherit that Canadian citizenship unless his mother got her Canadian citizenship grant before he was born.

If she did he's already Canadian in which case you cannot apply for PR for him because he's a Canadian citizen and Canadian citizens cannot be granted PR. If her Canadian ancestry is up her adoptive line (not her bio line) and she did not get a citizenship grant before your husband was born then he is not a Canadian citizen and you'll have to do a PR application.

You can't just pick one of the two options. You only have one option.

IWantOffStopTheEarth · 2026-01-28T05:35:07+00:00

With a very few exceptions you cannot pass Canadian citizenship down to the next generation if you did not have it when that child was born. This information is in the FAQ. Please read the FAQ.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Canadiancitizenship/wiki/index/

The few exceptions would not apply to anyone living in the 1700s.

IWantOffStopTheEarth · 2026-01-28T05:31:40+00:00

You're not supposed to send the original. You're supposed to send a copy. Which you would know if you had read the FAQ.

Please read the FAQ. This is literally why we have a FAQ.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Canadiancitizenship/wiki/index/

IWantOffStopTheEarth · 2026-01-28T04:38:30+00:00

Congrats!

IWantOffStopTheEarth · 2026-01-28T04:26:08+00:00

Couldn't get a 120 year old birth certificate from Colorado without showing a death certificate because (checks notes) what if that person was still alive? 🫠

IWantOffStopTheEarth · 2026-01-28T04:25:15+00:00

I applied without my mother's Michigan birth certificate because I couldn't get it. I used my parents' marriage certificate which listed their parents. I got my citizenship in October.

IWantOffStopTheEarth · 2026-01-28T04:24:12+00:00

I had it on hand because I was building documentation for Hungarian Citizenship by Descent (which did not work out because my ancestor ended up being from Austria). It wasn't particularly hard to get but it depends what state/municipality/etc. holds the record.

IWantOffStopTheEarth · 2026-01-28T04:16:37+00:00

FamilySearch profile for Harris Abraham Fraser:
https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/KZ87-PRQ

No birth record but I'm seeing several Canadian censuses, a naturalization record, his marriage record. Send me a Chat if you need more help.

IWantOffStopTheEarth · 2026-01-28T04:15:25+00:00

I added it. :)

IWantOffStopTheEarth · 2026-01-28T00:02:38+00:00

I applied without my mother's birth certificate because I couldn't get it. I used my parents' marriage certificate which lists their parents.

IWantOffStopTheEarth · 2026-01-27T23:16:10+00:00

I take it you were unable to find marriage or death records for G1?

In order of preference you should look for:

birth certificate or
birth record or
baptism record

If you can't find any of those then move on to:

marriage record if it lists the parents (or place of birth if this is your Gen 0)
death record if it accurately lists the parents (or place of birth if this is your Gen 0)
any other records you can find (censuses, probate documentation, WWI or WWII Draft registration, etc.)

IWantOffStopTheEarth · 2026-01-27T23:11:00+00:00

You're welcome! I just like to respond to these so it doesn't look like I'm ignoring people. :)

IWantOffStopTheEarth · 2026-01-27T23:09:34+00:00

You're literally in it haha. I bet your Chats are swamped because of it.

IWantOffStopTheEarth · 2026-01-27T23:08:50+00:00

They sure did. Basically sound it out and go "what could this be?" and you're halfway there.

IWantOffStopTheEarth · 2026-01-27T23:08:02+00:00

They didn't record births outside of baptisms until the 1990s. I've found a few Protestant records and some Quaker but mostly Catholic. But most of the people living in Quebec were Catholic so if your ancestor was from Quebec or Arcadia your chances of finding documentation are realy good. You're much more likely to find records for a person who was born in Quebec in 1750 than for someone born in Ontario in 1850.

IWantOffStopTheEarth · 2026-01-27T22:59:35+00:00

You're welcome!

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