Canada launches online passport renewals
As of July 28, Canadian citizens aged 16 years of age or older can now renew their passports…
Your Polish ancestors may have left your family a Canadian citizenship claim
If your family tree runs back to Poland, part of it may run through Canada. And if it…
Why older Americans are among the most active claimants of Canadian citizenship by descent
Since Bill C-3 took effect on December 15, 2025, older Americans have emerged as a significant share of…
A 1947 law cut Americans’ ancestors out of Canada. A new law just made their descendants citizens again
Canadian citizenship passes down through bloodlines. But if your ancestor lived in Canada before 1947, the rules of…
Canada is already returning citizenship certificates it demanded days ago from lost Canadians
Some of the new Canadians asked to surrender their citizenship certificates last week have already been told they…
Canada asks new citizens to hand back their citizenship certificates
Recent applicants under Canada’s expanded citizenship laws are facing renewed scrutiny from the government, after their citizenship application…
“We didn’t see this coming”: New Brunswick Archives encourages patience as Americans rush to secure documents needed for Canadian passport
The Canadian province of New Brunswick has seen genealogy-related requests quadruple after Canada passed a bill that made…
The Canadian passport has become Americans’ backup of choice
This spring, thousands of Americans have found what they believe might be the perfect backup plan: a Canadian…
Americans are dominating Canadian citizenship by descent applications, new data reveals
Americans are applying for Canadian citizenship in droves after a new law opened the door. U.S. citizens accounted…
April processing update: FSWP speeds up for the first time in over a year
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) released updated processing times for economic immigration and citizenship applications on April…
These five famous Americans will become Canadian citizens, thanks to a new citizenship law
Some famous Americans— including Madonna and Hillary Clinton—will be considered Canadian citizens under a new law. On November…
EDITORIAL: No data on criminals granted citizenship
It’s a perfect example of why many Canadians have little faith in the federal government’s ability to keep…