"Many Americans may already be Canadian and not know it," said Canadian immigration lawyer Colin R. Singer, founder of ...

In December 2025, Canada implemented a law that expanded Canadian citizenship eligibility in specific situations. "Bill C-3, An Act to Amend the Citizenship Act (2025)" went into effect December 15, ...

OTTAWA — Some people who received proof of Canadian citizenship under the "Lost Canadians" legislation that passed last year are now being told to surrender their certificates of citizenship.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ellen Robillard, who lives outside Rochester, New York, visited Nova Scotia in 2025 with her partner, Arthur Wilcox. She's seeking ...

New citizenship rules in Canada are opening the doors to more people obtaining citizenship. If your parent, grandparent, or even great-grandparent was born in Canada, you may already qualify for ...

Recently, a major revision in Canadian law suddenly made millions of Americans eligible to seek Canadian citizenship through ancestry. For decades, Canadian citizenship by descent was limited by a ...

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A change to Canada's Citizenship Act has Americans with family ties north of the border checking to see if they qualify for a new passport. The renewed interest follows a recent update to the law that ...

Citizenship rules are shifting around the globe as individuals respond to geopolitical tensions and economic instability. While Italy is tightening its restrictions to allow fewer people to claim ...

When Donald Trump was first elected in 2016, New York State resident Ellen Robillard briefly looked into getting Canadian citizenship. Her mother, after all, was born in Nova Scotia. As a Democrat, ...