Millions of Americans may now also be considered Canadian under a new law

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Source: AP

Updated 1:52 PM EDT, April 23, 2026


SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Millions more Americans might qualify for dual Canadian citizenship under a recent change to Canada’s requirements that has led to a surge in applications from its southern neighbor.

For people like Zack Loud of Farmington, Minnesota, it was a surprise to learn that under a new law, Canada already considered him and his siblings citizens because their grandmother is Canadian. “My wife and I were already talking about potentially looking at jobs outside the country, but citizenship pushed Canada way up on our list,” he said.

Since the new law took effect Dec. 15, immigration lawyers in the United States and Canada say they have been overwhelmed by clients seeking help submitting proof of citizenship applications. Driven by politics, family heritage, job opportunities and other factors, thousands of Americans are exploring whether the easier process makes now the right time to gain dual citizenship.

Nicholas Berning, an immigration attorney at Boundary Bay Law in Bellingham, Washington, said his practice is “pretty much flooded with this.”. “We’ve kind of shifted a lot of other work away in order to push these cases through,” he said.

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1. I wish I could claim it *sigh*

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2. Yup, my kids are going to apply

My wife and I did it the hard/old fashioned way, via PR status, but since her grandmother was born in Canada, my kids will qualify for citizenship.

They aren’t going to move anytime soon (my son is in the process of buying their first home, and his wife is pregnant with my second grandbaby, so they aren’t going anywhere), but they definitely want the citizenship because besides being an escape route if needed, it will ease the tax burden when they inherit our home.