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Generation zero: your ancestor didn’t have to be born in Canada to pass on Canadian citizenship

Many people researching their family history assume there's only one way to have a Canadian ancestor: that at some point, someone in their lineage must have been born in Canada.

Generation zero: your ancestor didn’t have to be born in Canada to pass on Canadian citizenship

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Many people researching their family history assume there's only one way to have a Canadian ancestor: that at some point, someone in their lineage must have been born in Canada.

Several other routes may provide the Canadian link in a citizenship-by-descent case, although whether citizenship reached a particular descendant […] The post Generation zero: your ancestor didn't have to...

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Many people researching their family history assume there's only one way to have a Canadian ancestor: that at some point, someone in their lineage must have been born in Canada. Several other routes may provide the Canadian link in a citizenship-by-descent case, although whether citizenship reached a particular descendant […] The post Generation zero: your ancestor didn't have to be born in Canada to pass on Canadian citizenship first appeared on CIC News.

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Several other routes may provide the Canadian link in a citizenship-by-descent case, although whether citizenship reached a particular descendant […] The post Generation zero: your ancestor didn't have to be born in Canada to pass on Canadian citizenship first appeared on CIC News.

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