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News & Current Events Apr 16, 2026 at 3:01 PM

Millions of Americans are now eligible for Canadian citizenship and many are applying ‘just in case’

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Millions of Americans are now eligible for Canadian citizenship and many are applying ‘just in case’ | CNN
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Millions of Americans are now eligible for Canadian citizenship and many are applying ‘just in case’ | CNN
Millions of Americans are now eligible for Canadian citizenship by descent, due to a change in Canadian law. And as concerns about President Trump’s second term grow, thousands of Americans are gathering paperwork to apply just in case.

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MichaelEll1s 3 days ago +2732
Boards of Canada are dropping a new album ✌🏼
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outtamyelementDonny 2 days ago +395
Wild place to learn this. Thank you king
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AdultContemporaneous 2 days ago +145
Imagine my surprise many years ago when I realized they were Scottish. I assumed they were Canadian, for obvious reasons.
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Ultima22 2 days ago +61
*They* aren't, just the Boards are
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guessimcooking 2 days ago +14
I remember a few of their songs ending up in some fat-pie/David Firth videos like almost 2 decades ago.
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UtopiaInProgress 2 days ago +7
fancy seeing you here Hubert Cumberdale
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MentalDisintegrat1on 2 days ago +12
Now that's a band I haven't heard in a while. Time to go down memory lane
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Krewtan 2 days ago +62
Wow that brings me back to my young stoner days. I could listen to beautiful place out in the country all day 
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Vegetable-Priority28 2 days ago +20
Orange. 60-10
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diurnal_emissions 2 days ago +5
*happy children noises*
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lil-lahey-show 2 days ago +6
you’re an angel. unreal.
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rophel 2 days ago +11
If I can prove I bought Music Has the Right to Children in 1998 can I claim citizenship?
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Codspear 2 days ago +46
My guy… Never thought I’d see this artist/group mentioned outside of Spotify.
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genital_lesions 2 days ago +47
20 years ago, I would've thought the same, but the Internet has made indie music insanely accessible. Plus, BoC are legendary in IDM/Electronica scenes.
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Independent-Slip568 2 days ago +25
Tbh they’re just legendary *period*.
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jonZeee 2 days ago +20
Eh I don’t know, I had a geogaddi release poster on my wall in high school back in the early 2000s. BoC been a big name for a long long time now.
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genital_lesions 2 days ago +13
I probably should've said 25 years ago instead of 20, I've forgotten how much time has passed lol But yeah, they undoubtedly altered the landscape of music in the late 90s/early 2000s.
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Diantr3 2 days ago +56
Spotify?! BoC were a huge name à good 15 years before the advertisers behind Spotify stole torrents to launch it.
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EvergreenMossAvonlea 2 days ago +16
Spotted the french dude. I also got issue with my "A préposition" while writting in english.
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Diantr3 2 days ago +19
Québécois. Auto-correct outed me.
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somestupidloser 2 days ago +16
Six Flags was playing Roygbiv during fright fest and my wife couldn't understand why I was freaking out about that.
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cukamakazi 2 days ago +1003
Why should I move?? He’s the one who sucks!
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PsychManMagicHead 2 days ago +398
It was a good country, until that no talent ass clown started releasing tweets and winning fifa peace prizes.
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B1NG_P0T 2 days ago +66
I love you both so much for this reference
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TeaAndS0da 2 days ago +20
And with RFK… you can say he works entirely off of a jump…. TO CONCLUSIONS mat!!
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eljefe37 1 day ago +8
Na, na, not gonna live here anymore!
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StinkyDickFaceRapist 2 days ago +181
He's not the cause, he's just a symptom. The problem is America
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Club0utrageous 2 days ago +59
This is what bothers me about things like the no kings rallies and all the trump related discussion, the average american is more than likely the problem.
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mwagner1385 2 days ago +9
I see several people have not caught the reference, but I just want to say, I did, and it's a banger.
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rekage99 2 days ago +932
No one in the comments has read the article apparently. This is specifically about Canadian citizens giving birth to a child elsewhere and them also having a child, and passing on their citizenship status to the kid. This has nothing to do with normal US citizens getting Canadian citizenship. It’s about descendants of Canadians getting citizenship easier.
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No_Clock2390 2 days ago +222
It's not just first generation tho. Many Americans (millions as the article states) have an ancestor who is from Canada.
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melancholy_dood 2 days ago +124
From the article: ***"As long as applicants can provide proof of direct lineage from a parent or grandparent or even great-grandparent who became a Canadian citizen on or after January 1, 1947, they can make claims (the date varies for the province of Newfoundland). If an ancestor renounced citizenship, rights to Canadian citizenship end there…"*** I’m wondering exactly how many Americans can actually do that…
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Dowew 2 days ago +125
FYI this part of the article is inaccurate. There is zero generational limitations whatsoever and we've seen claims from a Canadian ancestor born to a fil du roi in 1691. Its absurd.
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moopmoopmeep 2 days ago +40
The law is written very broadly. There are ads running in south Louisiana for Cajuns to claim citizenship. Technically it’s possible because we are descended from people illegally removed from Nova Scotia, and a surprising amount of documenting paperwork exists.
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Alterris 2 days ago +10
Well shit my family goes right to Quebec a couple generations ago
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Artistic_Rice_9019 2 days ago +7
I literally just mailed an application. My great grandfather was Canadian. Thanks to this new law, that makes me Canadian, too.
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Elegant_Run_8567 2 days ago +35
> This has nothing to do with normal US citizens getting Canadian citizenship. It’s about descendants of Canadians getting citizenship easier. Plenty of “normal” US citizens have a Canadian ancestor 
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SpookyWeaselBones 2 days ago +14
I don’t read the article. I scroll until I find the person who did. Otherwise, I would still think HIV had been cured by bees
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rekage99 2 days ago +3
So you’re saying the bees haven’t cured HIV?
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chicklette 2 days ago +2559
me then: My family has been in the US since before there was a US on one side, and since the American Revolution on the other. Me now: goddammit couldn't someone have emigrated in the last century from \*anywhere\* else??
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taycibear 2 days ago +75
Half my family has been here forever and have always been poor and the other half of my family were slaves so I'm stuck here in America
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idekbruno 2 days ago +11
Same exact story here
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HanShotF1rst226 2 days ago +107
My grandma was the most recent family member to emigrate to the US. She came on a refugee visa from Germany and her nationality was listed as literally being from a country that doesn’t exist anymore.
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adriardi 2 days ago +71
Same. My most recent immigrant ancestors are from Bavaria and Prussia right before they unified with Germany 🙄
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NorysStorys 2 days ago +38
There’s a non-zero chance whatever country your grandmothers home has become would offer some form of citizenship, many places offer it to families that escaped the Nazis specifically. Though it does depend.
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sharkbait_oohaha 2 days ago +37
My wife's family left Germany to escape the war, but the area they were in is now Poland. Seems like the limit is age 21 to apply though. We looked into it a couple years ago. Edit: seems like she may be eligible for German citizenship. So we're looking into that now because f*** this shit
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Artistic_Rice_9019 2 days ago +5
Germany is lovely, and if they grant your wife citizenship, you're basically eligible to live anywhere in the Schengen zone. Solid plan.
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thisisallme 2 days ago +422
Same- mine came over on the mayflower and I was in the DAR. Oh well
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PresidentSuperDog 2 days ago +245
My grandma too. She loves that genealogy stuff. She’s also a Daughter of the “Biggest Losers in American History”.
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thisisallme 2 days ago +40
Yeah DAR stuff was big on one side of my family. I joined and it did make me some connections when I lived in DC but I gave up my membership. Can’t pass it on to my daughter since she’s adopted and I didn’t really do anything with the membership anymore
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frankpeepee 2 days ago +20
Mine came on the mayflower as well (John Howland), he actually was swept overboard and I wish he had swum home
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missamberlee 2 days ago +12
I’m also mayflower on one side of my family, but Albania and Peru on the other side. Thinking I should look through my family tree a little closer and see if there’s anyone from Canada somewhere in there..
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tepkel 2 days ago +22
Sounds like you're out of luck. But here is the wiki for [Jus sanguinis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_sanguinis) if anyone else wants to see if it might be worth looking into citizenship from a country they have ancestry from.
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tepkel 2 days ago +9
That's not globally true. It is for some countries, not for others. Hence the wiki where people can look at the country specific requirements and options. Generally, language requirements (and requirements in general) for citizenship through jus sanguinis tend to be much less stringent than citizenship through naturalization.
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Large_Excitement69 2 days ago +20
Yeah me too. My first ancestor here was on the Mayflower. The first person with my last name came in 1635. I was in the Army, with one deployment to Afghanistan. The whole shebang. I moved to Canada in 2019 with my Canadian wife, and I'm dual now. But I'm very happy with the decision.
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HowManyMeeses 2 days ago +104
Our only option is Israel, which feels like the wrong move.
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Live-Pea4081 2 days ago +53
This. My GF recently found out she is of Jewish descent. Her maternal grandparents came over before shit went south during ww2 and changed their name and completely hid their identity. By "law of return" she is eligible but she would never do it now 
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MyDisneyExperience 2 days ago +12
Yep, I looked into mine… everyone either left Lithuania before the cutoff or, uh, didn’t ever leave
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Live-Pea4081 2 days ago +9
All of my great grandparents came from either Ireland, England, or Switzerland. I have no claim, just stuck in America. 
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dreamgrrrl___ 2 days ago +19
I’m in the same boat. All of my non Jewish grandparents are US born and great-grandparent immigration doesn’t count 🫠
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Cunnyfunt31 2 days ago +7
My mom moved here from Israel when she was younger, and most of my family is still there. Even if the shitty right-wing religious government was voted out and the wars were ended, I couldn't afford to live there.  Everything is super expensive over there, and pay isn't always good. 
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asimplepencil 2 days ago +10
We don't even KNOW where my family came from D:
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itisrainingweiners 2 days ago +7
My dad's side is a mystery thanks to affairs, and my mom' s were Roma. I think I'm persona non grata everywhere thanks to that last one lol
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TummyStickers 2 days ago +50
I was born in the Netherlands. I curse my parents weekly for ever coming back to the US.
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Decent-Ganache7647 2 days ago +12
I would think that you could get birthright citizenship? 
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TummyStickers 2 days ago +15
I don't honestly know. I was born with dual citizenship, but the laws have changed multiple times over the years surrounding that. What I do know is the answer isn't as simple as "yes I still have dual" or that it's a simple application away. I've been considering reaching out (again) to the consulate to see what options I have, but it was such a runaround the last time I tried, that I get lazy about it. Also, I'm not exactly a desirable expat for the NL... Just a blue collar worker without any higher education.
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Decent-Ganache7647 2 days ago +21
Doesn’t matter! I would encourage you to speak to an immigration lawyer in NL about it. Not all countries are solely seeking out professionals in specialized fields. Spain just the other day gave one year residency and working rights to half a million people who are working under the table. The country’s economy is doing better than most of the EU and they recognize the need for all levels of workers.  And if you were to get citizenship your opportunities would extend beyond NL in the EU. 
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TummyStickers 2 days ago +7
Hmm, well I appreciate the motivation. 🙂 Time to try again I suppose...
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Artistic_Rice_9019 2 days ago +5
Netherlands is weird about dual nationality.
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Grungemaster 2 days ago +14
My most recent ancestor who immigrated to the U.S. was exiled from his home country. Hopefully they’ve developed a sense of humor since then. 
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hera-fawcett 2 days ago +6
my grandma was from panama... im not sure thats an improvement tho
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bluedragggon3 2 days ago +5
I have both ancestors from all over American history and ones that migrated. Unfortunately they all came from countries where they had to have not renounced their previous citizenship. I.e. were Italian but unfortunately all our papers are in order and they had no plans on coming back. I mean with all the farmland they have, they pretty much set their family up for generations. What are the chances that one of their descendants sells the land for some quick cash? Anyway, dude's kid sold it cause he was an ass. And to a rival family to boot. I hear they're doing well.
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Witty_Fall_2007 3 days ago +4184
I think that any American that voted for Trump should not be eligible to be a Canadian. F*** off and enjoy your racist consequences.
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OakLegs 2 days ago +869
Most who would be applying wouldn't have voted for trump. For whatever it's worth
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HighlyEvolvedSloth 2 days ago +666
I know a guy who voted for Trump while his 2nd gen Irish wife voted for Dem.  She is now applying for Irish (residency?  citizenship?) and then he will apply as a spouse. He cast his vote in a blue state, so his vote didn't actually put Trump in office, but still... he voted for this c*** and now he's lining up a way to jump this sinking ship.
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Old-Current6989 2 days ago +45
As someone who would give anything to get out and has wanted to for a variety of reasons for a while, this just burns me up. I've been fighting for the public school system, environment, democracy, this whole time and these assholes so easily jump ship... by immigrating... when they voted against immigrants (and everything else good). WTF.
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Samesh 2 days ago +239
Crazy! She should be applying for divorce too, married to a moron 
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TheWizard 2 days ago +124
USA has been shifting towards purity tests in a variety of areas, especially with foreigners. I think it would be logical for other countries to implement a similar test against Americans. In fact, I would recommend it.
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ConsistentDay5620 2 days ago +27
That just enraged me. I wish well for his wife but I hope he crosses a fairy mound while in Ireland.
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pmckizzle 2 days ago +27
Im from ireland, im going to be honest, the last thing i want is americans bringing ANY american values to ireland, but especially magas
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courtd93 2 days ago +4
I’ll happily give any and all of my American values up if you’d just let me in, but I’m a generation off because my dad didn’t do the paperwork before I was born. I know the family was escaping the civil war but I wish they had just tried to push through a bit.
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JenningsWigService 2 days ago +25
If the draft returns there'll be a bunch of MAGA chuds trying escape to Canada.
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boot2skull 2 days ago +5
They’re allergic to universal healthcare apparently
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porkandpickles 2 days ago +40
I agree, but lets be real, is anyone who voted for trump applying to be a Canadian citizen?
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Andromeda321 2 days ago +40
I mean I know several Canadian/ US dual nationals who did. There’s quite a lot of people in that category. Within Canada back in November 2024 a lot of Canadians themselves would have voted for him too. At least half of Alberta still might.
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Winstonoil 2 days ago +56
Politicians in Alberta are making fun of Mark Carney for his fancy education. That tells you everything you need to know about Albertans.
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Array_626 2 days ago +12
Ewww, Oxford and Harvard. What a nerd
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costigan95 2 days ago +34
Are you joking? There are very conservative parts of Canada. I was working at a coffee shop in the US back in 2016 and had a very strange encounter with an older woman who was asking a bunch of random questions about our pastries. Once she settled on one, she paid, and the took a step back from the counter and yelled to the entire coffee shop “Excuse me! I am a Canadian, and if Hilary Clinton wins your election, I pray for mercy on your souls.” Hopefully that is illuminating of how Canadians can be.
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Iokua113 2 days ago +6
Yeah, Alberta as a random example is basically Canadian Texas. It votes conservative even in situations that are blatantly against the best interests of the general public. And day by day American style politics are infesting Canada as a whole, Alberta and my own province of BC worse than ever.
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Weekly_Print_3437 3 days ago +89
This is good in theory, but no easy way to know how everyone voted. Review of donation history or social media history could catch some of them.
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jdv23 2 days ago +61
Tbf you can just do what the US does, ask them the question on their application form: “Did you vote for Trump in 2024?” It’s grounds for revocation of the citizenship if you lie on those forms. Then if any evidence ever gets submitted to the govt that they lied, they revoke the passport
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Weekly_Print_3437 2 days ago +14
Just ask them how they feel about the COVID vaccine
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dskoziol 2 days ago +25
There is no evidence that could be 100% certain that they lied. A woman could say "I voted for Trump!" on camera or on social media, but then she may say later "I only said I voted for Trump because my husband wanted me to, but I really voted Clinton/Biden/Harris" and there's no way to prove one way or another.
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True_Window_9389 2 days ago +10
What evidence could there be? I didn’t vote for him, but maybe I have a brain aneurysm tomorrow and turn into a vocal MAGA. Spouting off on social media or something can never be proof enough.
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icepick3383 2 days ago +14
john fetterman is that you?
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ecafsub 2 days ago +15
I’m in the process of proving I’m Canadian, but for my kid more than myself. He’s 26 and rabidly anti-Trump (so am I). I can’t afford to move there but I want him to have the option.
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bgt1989 2 days ago +4
I doubt you’d have to worry about that.
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Choice_Supermarket_4 2 days ago +8
When I brought this info up to my family (the majority of whom voted for Trump) at my Grandma's funeral a few weeks ago, nobody could understand why I was excited and had started the process of getting the required documents.
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Gameraaaa 2 days ago +23
Lotsa fear mongering in this thread. Most people looking into this will see how tedious all the red tape is and won’t bother filling it out.
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Elmodogg 2 days ago +6
It wasn't tedious at all. I just filed the paperwork yesterday for myself and my daughter, based on my grandfather's Canadian birth. The most onerous part of the whole application was getting the photos. I had to find a studio that was familiar with the requirements for Canadian, rather than American passport photos.
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Icy-Scarcity 2 days ago +350
So millions of vote affecting future Canadian elections then.
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Tribe303 2 days ago +127
I'm pretty sure you need to have a Canadian address to vote. What riding do they vote in? (Yes ex-pats can vote... In the last riding they lived in) 
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1337duck 2 days ago +23
They'll also usually need to bring a proof of residence like a phone bill with address info, and a legal government issued ID. All the normal stuff.
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rekage99 2 days ago +7
You need to meet other requirements besides being a citizen to vote in canada.
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SheIsABadMamaJama 2 days ago +68
Honestly, this all needs to be re-looked at, the court opened this way too far back.
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ComfortableTomato 2 days ago +43
I agree but it's not indefinite at least. It doesn't apply to people born after December 2025. But realistically, Americans settle in Canada quite easily. It's different but not that different. If we are going to add to our population, this is generally a good group. We need to change the university requirements though and require residency for domestic tuition. That is being totally taken advantage of to the detriment of students whose parents actually pay taxes here.
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steve_ample 3 days ago +352
I'd like to see if there are America-specific questions in screening. "Are you, or have you ever been a supporter of MAGA"
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j--d--l 2 days ago +29
There is no screening, as you are not applying to become a citizen. By law, people with Canadian ancestors born after a certain date *are* Canadian citizens. They just need to apply (with proof) to have their citizenship recognized.
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judgejuddhirsch 3 days ago +150
America had its own question on military security applications, "have you ever participated in an organization to overthrow the government of the united states" Sad that half the country is unqualified for clearance.
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earlandir 2 days ago +38
Do J6 supporters get grouped in here?
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pontiacfirebird92 2 days ago +65
They should.
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EightBitTrash 2 days ago +8
Well, considering that legally accepting a federal pardon in the U.S. is considered an admission of guilt, (based on the 1915 Supreme Court case [*Burdick v. United States*](https://www.google.com/search?q=Burdick+v.+United+States&oq=is+a+pardon+an+admission+of+guilt&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCDUyOTJqMGo3qAIIsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&ved=2ahUKEwi824K9j_OTAxXshSsGHURwICMQgK4QegYIAQgAEAM)), most of them would have a felony on their record, and Canada has programs in place to filter through felons. So there's some hope there.
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pontiacfirebird92 2 days ago +5
Yes but have you considered that the DoJ does not see anything as a crime as long as a MAGA does it.
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temujin94 2 days ago +6
Yes they're inducted on the spot.
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Parfait_Prestigious 2 days ago +22
I f****** hope so
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DiabloAcosta 2 days ago +4
this is also part of the questions asked when applying for a tourist VISA, like who in their right mind would say yes to this questions!!??
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nullthegrey 2 days ago +9
My understanding is that there is no screening. Their citizenship law was changed late last year to say that any descendants of Canadian-born citizens are automatically citizens themselves. As in they are already citizens, they just have to prove the lineage and apply for a certificate of citizenship. 
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SPzero65 2 days ago +18
We should check their social media history I mean, fair is fair, right?
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Typical_Electron 2 days ago +81
As a Canadian, I'm not sure if I like it. And if you want to come to Canada, PLEASE leave your american values behind. Don't complain 5 years later that you have to pay taxes. For instance, free healthcare is not FREE. It's paid by all of us, for all of us. Edit: Your actions will speak for yourself. Even you're not like that individually, the perception of americans isn't good right now. You'll have to get used to it. People can't know if you're liberal, conservative, or in the middle...
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WiFiForeheadWrinkles 2 days ago +12
Wonder if some of them will move to Canada when they need healthcare, meet the residency requirements, then drain a system they haven't paid into
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LivesOnACruiseShip 3 days ago +286
I'm American but my grandmother was Canadian - currently I am gathering all the documents to prove my lineage and I should have those in a few weeks and be able to apply for proof of citizenship. Very exciting!! I'm already a Canadian permanent resident so this allows me to skip the citizenship test and just become a citizen.
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adamcmorrison 3 days ago +67
If you end up needing the test it wasn’t hard at all.
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ShermanatorYT 3 days ago +15
Don't you need to have proof of some English language test you've done recently too? I was in the process of getting my citizenship as a PR and was surprised I could not proceed without showing proof of me having done one. Weirdly enough if you're over 55 it suddenly isn't a requirement anymore..
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adamcmorrison 2 days ago +13
Yes but you can just show them your school transcripts/degree/diploma. Thats what I did.
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Alwayssunnyinarizona 3 days ago +48
"who makes the best mac and cheese? " "when going to a wedding, what fabric is ideal for a jacket?" I kid, I love Canada 🇨🇦
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That_Jay_Money 2 days ago +12
Right now it's about a month for your paperwork to even be acknowledged it was received. Then you're looking at 10 months before they will be able to make the determination. So it's probably faster to just take the test at this point...
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Plastic_Salary_4084 2 days ago +45
Jealous of those who qualify
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Felon_musk1939 3 days ago +122
Canada: America's Plan B
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FEMA_Camp_Survivor 2 days ago +38
If shit hit the fan in the U.S., they'd quickly be overwhelmed. 50 million American refugees = 1 Canada.
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SPzero65 2 days ago +59
And suddenly all that illegal immigration they're always screaming about would be a-ok
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FadedVictor 2 days ago +65
"We're just looking for a better life! Please, I have children!"
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SPzero65 2 days ago +29
And when Canada separates them from their children at the border: "No, you can't do this! We're human beings!"
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Faux-Foe 2 days ago +27
Last I checked Canada mostly did that to their indigenous people.
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Pete_Iredale 2 days ago +8
Shhh, we're pretending that the US is nothing but pure evil and that Canada is practically perfect in every way.
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gustavessidehoe 2 days ago +6
I try to explain this to my conservative coworkers but they still don't get it... These same people say they would kill for their kids, but I guess they draw the line at illegal immigration?
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mister-fancypants- 2 days ago +21
the people who would be trying to come over would not the same people yelling about illegal immigration tho lol those are the people we want to get away from
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Thelonius_Dunk 2 days ago +12
The ones trying to get into Canada were probably fine with immigrants. I assume most MAGA Americans aren't trying to go to Canada.
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YetiInMyPants 2 days ago +7
My ancestors were deported from Canada in the 1700's, can I have one please?
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thedarkbites 2 days ago +62
"Just in case"? If I had the means, I'd be out of the USA in a heartbeat. I love the USA and the people in it, but holy shit. The amount of chaos I've seen in the last decade has been staggering, tiring, and has completely ruined the America I thought I knew. Too many people are busy fighting other people in their same tax bracket, instead of looking up at the 1% of people causing all the problems.
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ThunderBobMajerle 2 days ago +19
I’d highly suggest moving to another country and try it out. It’s a breath of fresh air but also after several years you realize everywhere has problems. The question becomes which social problems can you best live with?
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reddit_ending_soon 2 days ago +20
> Too many people are busy fighting other people in their same tax bracket You can just say Republicans.
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Kitchen-Aioli-9382 2 days ago +12
I’m in the process of doing this now, my great grandmother was born in Ontario. I was born in Kentucky but have lived in Michigan, near Detroit, the vast majority of my life. I absolutely hate this piece of shit country. I have dreamed of moving to Canada since the early 2000s, part of me can’t believe I will actually get a chance to due to this legislation. Absolutely no place is perfect by any stretch. I’m not naive. But so many people are brainwashed lunatics in the US. Like, your president is an 80 year old pedophile with gestapo that will kill you in the street? And your billionaire owned media will tell you “that is good actually” and you either agree or shrug? You are stuck with whatever job you manage to weasel into so you can have health insurance that costs more than any other country on earth but you think universal care is bad cause you heard there are long wait times? So.. exactly like it is here but cheaper? And you somehow have more FREEDOM without the option of pursuing a livelihood independent of your health? F***, man. I’m tired.
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serial_crusher 2 days ago +108
Threatening to move to Canada if your side loses an election is a time honored American tradition. Nice to see Canada calling people’s bluff.
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Creepy-Floor-1745 2 days ago +31
“If your side loses”… and executive power is consolidated to a mad man and his gang of murderous goons  Okay but 4 of my cousins (lawyers and a nurse practitioner) have started their application process 
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ywgflyer 2 days ago +58
They're applying so they can work in the US until retirement (more salary, less taxation), but then move to Canada in their old age when they need a lot of healthcare so they don't have to pay through the nose for it. As a Canadian taxpayer in the highest bracket, I sure am looking forward to all these people, who have never paid taxes to Canada in their life, coming up and bankrupting the healthcare system while I still wait in line to maybe get a family GP before I'm in my 50s.
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PoliteFocaccia 2 days ago +9
All of Canada might soon feel the Nova Scotia experience.
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Serious_Dot4984 2 days ago +17
Should be a condition of moving that they have to pay for all social services out of pocket unless they’ve paid X years of taxes in Canada.
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CalculatedPerversion 2 days ago +6
Isn't that already the case?
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Artistic_Rice_9019 2 days ago +4
Funny enough, retirement is when most of us Americans finally get the semblance of a decent healthcare plan. As long as they don't sign up for Medicare advantage.
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No_Criticism_5861 2 days ago +14
Anyone with a skill that isnt MAGA is welcome to come here imho.  There should be a social media search done on people saying they voted trump though, and obviously they can stay home
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ItsOozingOut 2 days ago +5
I’m not skilled at anything, I’m not maga, I’m disabled…please take me, Canada.
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dessanct 3 days ago +132
My dad is Canadian and grew up in Canada his entire childhood but moved to the United States (VT) at 19. He was born in the US as a child so I was never able to apply and he wasn’t able to pass it down to me due to first generation limit. I’m currently waiting for my proof after sending in his proof and should be able to apply for my passport soon. As someone who lives near by in the US and often travels to Canada for work/Habs games/family… this is such a great change. Yes I’m applying as a what if, but it also should have been available to me from the time I was born.
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SocksOfDeath 2 days ago +45
Maybe I’m missing something, but how would someone born in the states, who then moved to Canada for 19 years, and then moved back to the states be Canadian?
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dessanct 2 days ago +35
He was born to Canadian parents working in the US. The Canadian company he worked for was working with the US government on a contract in the 60s.
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ultraboof 2 days ago +27
why should have been available to you from the time you were born? it’s like you said, first generation limit?
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Muzoa 2 days ago +9
Id love to move to a country where I don't need to worry about bankruptcy if I have a health situation
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Weaver270 2 days ago +6
I would love to retire where im not afraid of ending up under a bridge with dementia after my funds ran out and i dont qualify for medicaid.
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ah_no_wah 2 days ago +6
I saw earlier today there's a representative (from Ohio IIRC) who's trying (indirectly) to block this by introducing legislation outlawing dual citizenship.
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Rdhilde18 2 days ago +43
The perception of Canada as some utopia despite it having many similar issues to the US right now is entertaining
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red286 2 days ago +48
There's one pretty large, orange issue that Canada doesn't have though.
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nispe2 2 days ago +12
Both ships may be taking on water, but 51% of Canadian voters voted to start bailing water and 51% of American voters voted to drill more holes. It's not about how deep the water is right now. It's a projected depth 10, 20, even 50 years from now. Think about this simple inversion - instead of the smartest people from around the world coming to the US, and their countries begging them to go back, what happens when the smartest Americans go abroad for a better education, and the US is begging them to return home?
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SparklyPelican 2 days ago +37
Yeesh, sorry for you Canada
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Ryodran 2 days ago +20
If it is ONLY people who voted against Trump I am okay with it, those who voted for Trump and those who didn't vote can stay in the USA forever.
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SparklyPelican 2 days ago +16
Can you imagine? Voting for that fraud then escaping leaving the mess to others.
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nihilishim 3 days ago +72
More third world refugees!
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TGAILA 3 days ago +50
The grass is always greener on the other side, but without wealth, a job, or secure income, living there is a struggle.
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YeetedApple 2 days ago +51
Is there anywhere that living isn’t a struggle without wealth, a job, or secure income? Seriously I’d love to know where this magical land exists
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Rapidzx 2 days ago +24
Americans fail to understand that the wages and buying power are much greater in the US. Canadians have an affordability crisis much worse than the US as our groceries up here are much higher and real estate.
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bardak 2 days ago +9
I'm not saying that things are perfect here but the safety net for lower income Canadians is much better than in the states, especially if you have kids. And when it comes to groceries and restaurants while our costs are going up last time I was in the States their groceries and restaurants prices were roughly on par or higher than in Canada before conversion, and that was a few years ago and they have had worse inflation than is in the meantime.
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malianx 3 days ago +38
Yeah, they are acting like its some paradise. Same wealth inequality and higher unemployment. Thats some greeeeen grass lol
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Erathen 2 days ago +33
By all means, please stay Your average Canadian doesn't want this
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PeaceSoft 2 days ago +11
They're acting like they're afraid to be killed or jailed dude What do you think "just in case" means
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jaa0518 2 days ago +40
That's all happening in America too. You know what isn't happening in Canada though? The government shooting their citizens in the streets for protesting.
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ICanuckthere4Iam 2 days ago +18
If you a trump fellatiating MAGA shite, stay the F*** outta Canada.
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Hegemonic_Imposition 2 days ago +14
“Go back to your own country, we don’t want low class people to bring their inherently violent and oppressive cultures here.”
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Fit-Let8175 2 days ago +9
I wonder if the US wishes to be the 11th province? /s
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SmarmyYardarm 2 days ago +11
New England does.
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Tachinante 2 days ago +26
To anyone thinking about running. The country needs you...the world needs you to stand your ground for a couple more years. Just look what happened in Hungary. After 16 years, The Hungarians tossed out their authoritarian, right wing government. If they can do it, so can we. Just Imagine if 1/4 of us can convince 1 person to abandon MAGA, we can end this hateful movement.
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PeaceSoft 2 days ago +10
Or look at what happened in Syria. Or what happened in Ukraine, or what happened in Iran, or what happened in Iran the time before that, or what happened in Cambodia, or Chile, or Indonesia, or Germany, and at some point you'll probably start thinking that maybe you should form a plan-- and have the things you need to carry it out-- *before* it's too late, rather than after
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Theta_Ninja 2 days ago +4
So inquiries have surged all the way to 100 a month. Wow………
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KennethHaight 2 days ago +4
Better close that f****** loophole.
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melancholy_dood 2 days ago +4
*”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, ‎[Ellen‎] Robillard was despondent at the election results, but she abandoned the idea after realizing that her young son wouldn’t be eligible for citizenship under a law that barred Canadians born abroad from passing their citizenship to children if they were also born outside Canada.”* *”In 2023, however, the Canadian courts ruled that law unconstitutional and the changes to eligibility came into effect in December, suddenly opening up a pathway to Canadian citizenship for many Americans at a time of political upheaval, violence and uncertainty in the US.”* *”Robillard, 52, is applying for citizenship with her son now that the first-generation rule has been scrapped...”* *”Since criteria for citizenship expanded with the passage of Bill C-3 of Canada’s Citizenship Act, millions of Americans have become eligible to claim Canadian citizenship. The amendment reverses a “first-generation” limit imposed by Canada’s Conservative government in 2009. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, the government department that oversees immigration in Canada, says it expects tens of thousands of applications…”* ***”As long as applicants can provide proof of direct lineage from a parent or grandparent or even great-grandparent who became a Canadian citizen on or after January 1, 1947, they can make claims (the date varies for the province of Newfoundland). If an ancestor renounced citizenship, rights to Canadian citizenship end there.”*** The devil is in the details, folks!… EDITED: For more clarity.
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Bright_Storage8514 2 days ago +4
Any childless Canadians out there looking to adopt? I know of a 46yo, pretty average American dude who’s looking for a good home in a sane country. Housebroken, up to date on shots, fluent in Stepbrothers quotes. Open to top or bottom bunk.
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Rance_Mulliniks 2 days ago +3
If you are MAGA, f*** right off. You are not welcome in Canada. We have enough idiots here already and we don't need you knuckle draggers lowering our collective IQ.
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LiveCat6 1 day ago +4
Little do they know that Canada actually sucks now so come one come all and find out for yourselves
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Kronman590 2 days ago +8
Hah good luck with Canada's also recent anti immigration wave
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Shadowchaos1010 2 days ago +6
Question for any Canadians out there. Do you *want* this? Because I thought you were having a housing crisis without a bunch of people now suddenly having the right to claim your homeland because of an ancestor from the 1800s. Not to mention how more people might impact your social safety net is whatever resources have to magically be stretched thinner. And I don't know about your job market, but if there's a similar amount of fuckery going on over there, is more competition like that in your best interest? To the Americans who can benefit, this is great. But as a random outsider who, if anything, has seen people say there's been too much immigration in recent years, is this something that Canadians think will actually make their lives better?
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usernameandetc 2 days ago +12
No, most Canadians don't. I don't know what the f*** the courts were thinking with this. Our generational citizenship-immigration barrier was no different from the UK or Australia as far as I know. The courts haven't really given a clear reason for this and it came out of the blue. We've had an affordability crisis and a housing crisis for *years,* tracing back to Harper's government and their immigration policies (specifically the "investor" program for millionaires that caused an explosion in foreign real estate ownership). We've had issues with companies and employers exploiting The Foreign Worker program and diploma-mill "colleges". And now suddenly we have a lot of Americans who are calling the country we live, work and build up a "back up plan" or "plan b", while absolutely knowing f*** all about Canada. I'm floored by the number of Americans waxing on about their grandmother being born in Nova Scotia or their great-great-grandfather being from Quebec and how they've always \~*felt*\~ more Canadian than American, despite only visiting Canada once for 3 days in the 80s. Like, c'mon now, stop living in fantasy land and learn about Canada if you actually want to move here. And don't try to overturn our protections for lgbtq+ people, leave our gun restriction laws alone, and learn about the Indigenous governments as well as the truth & reconciliation movement. And all of this is happening while the US government & officials still enjoy calling Canada the "51st state".
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Silly_Macaron_7943 2 days ago +8
Upset Canadians born in Canada should understand that MAGA Americans ain't going through this long process and moving to Canada. You can relax.
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Bob_Juan_Santos 2 days ago +16
fuuuuuuuck that noise, keep their toxic culture asses south of the border please, unless they got a specific skill we need. we already have a maple maga issue here, we don't need to add potentially new fuel to that particular dumpster fire.
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sagsfour20 2 days ago +10
Fix your own f****** country. You all are just going to come up here and f*** puts up.
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Professional_Many_98 2 days ago +6
most of them are trying to take advantage of canada healthcare. I wish the court had not overturned the case. we are in enough debt and dont need people who have not contributed to living here for the past 20 years
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CookieDragon678 2 days ago +16
Must be nice to have the ability to pack up and move. Why not fight to make this country better?
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ihatewinter93 2 days ago +11
Many people left Germany and Europe in the early 1930's.
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InevitableHimes 2 days ago +3
I looked into it when the new change was first announced. Unfortunately after talking to my mom, I've learned all 4 of my grandparents were from the US as well as all 8 of my great-grandparents, all 16 of my great-great-grandparents are either from the US or Europe. No Canadian citizenship for me. 😓
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0liolioxinfree 2 days ago +3
All 8 of my great grandparents are canadian. So is my husband. I live 7 miles from the border, my whole family has for a century.
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fnblackbeard 2 days ago +3
They want that tax base
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ragnaroksunset 2 days ago +3
Uh... Canadians, what do you figure happens if all the people who want to stop Trump just flee to Canada instead?
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