Hi,
I have read this from another website and I was wondering if it was true and if I qualify for it.
"However, and this is a BIG however, the "first generation rule" only came into force on 17 April 2009 and is not retroactive. So if you were born prior to 17 April 2009 when the new rule came into effect, you’re in luck and can still claim Canadian citizenship regardless of how many generations back your Canadian direct ascendants were born in Canada (subject unfortunately again to some significant exceptions)."
I was born in 1999, in the United States
One of my ancestors was born in 1861 in Ontario and died in 1953 in the United States.
I have read this from another website and I was wondering if it was true and if I qualify for it.
"However, and this is a BIG however, the "first generation rule" only came into force on 17 April 2009 and is not retroactive. So if you were born prior to 17 April 2009 when the new rule came into effect, you’re in luck and can still claim Canadian citizenship regardless of how many generations back your Canadian direct ascendants were born in Canada (subject unfortunately again to some significant exceptions)."
I was born in 1999, in the United States
One of my ancestors was born in 1861 in Ontario and died in 1953 in the United States.