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    Doh, I'm the second generation outside of Canada.

    Pete Do not get discouraged, check out the website Lost Canadians.org and Lost Canadians.com. Don Chapman is the leader of the Lost Canadians movement and because citizenship ends at first genertation, This has caused problems in other countries for 2nd Generation people like yourself. Infants...
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    Sponsoring Child

    Heather, My wife and I were born in the USA . My parents were from Winnipeg and My wife's Dad was from Toronto. Like your daughter, we are considered first generation Canadians born abroad. We have a 13 year old daughter and want to relocate from Las Vegas to Toronto. Our daughter is 2nd...
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    Dual citizen (US/Canadian) moving to Canada for the first time.

    Your boyfriend is a Canadian citizen . He just needs to apply for proof of citizenship. Bill C37 has restored his citizenship to first generation born outside of Canada. There are forms to fill out, he will need to send certified copy of his birth certificate and his Mother's birth certificate...
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    Canadians born first generation abroad, sponsoring dependent American Child

    My wife and I gave had our Canadian citizenship restored due to Bill c37. We have a 13 year old daughter. I am in the airline business and once we have our certificates, we will go to Canada and apply for SIN and passports. I want to transfer to Toronto and My wife does hospital patient...
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    Can Kids Go To School ?

    That is exactly how I thought, when I read the Bc37 rules, But the CIC have diffrent views, check out The Lost Canadian website. This issue has been brought up . The rules are very confusing , I just find it weird that my daughter has 2 Canadian parents and she has to be a PR especially since...
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    Can Kids Go To School ?

    Steve If your wife was born in the USA and her mother registered her birth abroad And has her rba certificate, she was Canadian before B C37 and your children born before 17 April 2009 ARE Canadians . My wife and I were born in the USA to Canadian Fathers and American Mothers. Since our...
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    Can Kids Go To School ?

    Hi in my case CIC said since B C37 gave me my Citizenship effective April 17 2009, I was not a Canadian when my daughter was born in 1996. If my Dad registered me as a Canadian when I was born, My daughter would be a Canadian. I spoke to 2 diffrent CIC agents and they are sticking to their...
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    Can Kids Go To School ?

    I am in a similar situation and this what the CIC told me: My wife and I were born in the USA to Canadian Fathers and American Mothers and because of Bill C37 we are now first generation Canadians born abroad, we have a 13 year old daughter born in Las Vegas , Nevada and she is 2nd generation...
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    First Generation Canadians born abroad Sponsoring US Dependent Child

    Thanks Leon, My wife and I are Canadian citizens due to Bill C37- we are just waiting for my Father in laws Birth Certificate to come from Ontario. I did call CIC and I was advised my wife and I would need to Sponsor her. Once my wife and I have our docs in place, we will then apply from the USA...
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    First Generation Canadians born abroad Sponsoring US Dependent Child

    A question My wife and I are first Generation Canadians born abroad. We are in the process of obtaining our Citizenship Card. Next step will be Can Passport and SIN. We have a 13 year old daughter born in Las Vegas, Nevada. We are seriously think about relocating to Canada within the next 2 to 3...
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    How to get a Parent's Ontario Birth Certificate from the USA ?

    Thank you for your help ! I sent a E-mail to them and I will let you know what they say .
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    How to get a Parent's Ontario Birth Certificate from the USA ?

    A question, My wife and I had Canadian born fathers and American mothers. We were born in California. Our fathers are no longer living.My dad was born in Manitoba and my wife's dad was born in Ontario. The requirements for Ontario seems more stringent . They are asking for a guarantor to...
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    Son of A Canadian

    Thank You for your reply. I took the quiz on the cic and it said I was likely a Canadian Citizen. Growing up in Southern California it never occurred for me to check this out. My Dad never became a US Citizen and of course before 911 , most people just showed their birth certificate and ID to...
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    Son of A Canadian

    A question, My father was born in Winnipeg, married to my mother who was American and grew up in Canada, He went overseas With the RCAF in WW2. My parents married in Winnipeg and then he shipped out with the RCAF, when he returned from overseas he went to California. My brother was born in 1947...