Born in Canada to American parents...

[TommyC`969]

I am curious as to whether or not I might be a Canadian citizen...

I was born in 1969 to American parents living in Argentia, Newfoundland. Ordinarily, it would be pretty obvious that I would be a Canadian citizen. The twist is that my father was in the US Navy at the time. Would that prevent me from being a Canadian citizen? I hope not. My wife and I love Canada, and would love the opportunity to move there.

 

[Swede]

I am curious as to whether or not I might be a Canadian citizen...

I was born in 1969 to American parents living in Argentia, Newfoundland. Ordinarily, it would be pretty obvious that I would be a Canadian citizen. The twist is that my father was in the US Navy at the time. Would that prevent me from being a Canadian citizen? I hope not. My wife and I love Canada, and would love the opportunity to move there.

I know that children born to diplomats don't get citizenship, but I don't know what rules apply to children born to soldiers stationed in Canada. Unless someone here knows, which they might, your best way of knowing for sure is to apply for a proof of citizenship and see if you get it or not.

Good luck!

 

[polara69]

Maybe this helps?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_nationality_law#Birth_in_Canada

 

[Leon]

Immigration Canada says:

If you are a citizen born in Canada

•You may apply for a citizenship certificate if you wish, although your provincial or territorial birth certificates should be sufficient to prove your Canadian citizenship.

◦Your birth certificate cannot serve as proof of citizenship if you were born in Canada after February 14, 1977, and at the time of your birth, your parents were neither Canadian citizens nor permanent residents, and at least one parent had diplomatic status in Canada.

◦If you were born in Canada before February 15, 1977, to a parent with diplomatic status, please contact us to find out if your birth certificate is a valid proof of citizenship.

They also have this manual here on who is a citizen and who isn't: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/cp/cp10-eng.pdf

So you have basically two options. If you want to be sure without a shadow of a doubt that you are a citizen, you would use the first link to apply for a citizenship certificate which takes several months and once you have that, you could apply for a passport. Otherwise, you might also conclude that your birth certificate makes you Canadian because your parents did not have diplomatic status in Canada and you might go to http://www.ppt.gc.ca/info/form.aspx?lang=eng&region=USA and apply for a passport directly and see if they give you one.