Citizenship by Descent new rules

[mnhtnbb]

I discovered--quite by chance from a DU post about 10 days ago--that based upon Bill C-3-- Canada broadened the rules to expand Citizenship by Descent last December.

My two sons and I are now in the process of gathering documentation to support our applications, based upon the birth of my great grandfather in Ontario. We've decided to look into hiring a Canadian immigration attorney/consultant to help us with the process.

Are there any current members in this group who would be able to recommend a particular Canadian immigration attorney, or office, that might have helped them to gain Canadian residency? Or are there any Canadian citizens in this group who might personally know a Canadian attorney/consultant and would recommend them? If so, please DM me with the name and contact information.

Thanks!

[Spazito]

1. I wish I could help but I don't know anyone...

I do wish you good luck and success with your application.

[RockCreek]

2. I fortuitously heard about this on DU in August.

My verification of citizenship application, and my mom's, (through her father) are now in the processing phase.
We used this firm, also mentioned on DU. We have been very happy with them.
https://dfimmigration.ca
Many people are doing it without legal assistance, and there are multiple Reddit, Facebook etc groups offering assistance. I'm glad to have the legal assistance, especially as we will be sponsoring permanent residency applications for our spouses as the next step. We also submitted just before C-3 was passed, when my p2nd generation process was more complicated.

[3catwoman3]

3. I plan to pursue this myself. Thru Ancestry.com, I discovered that most of my late father's immediate relatives...

...on his mother's side were born in Ontario, except for his mother, who is listed as being born in Michigan. When I inquired about this from someone else distantly in the family tree, his guess was that, because my great grandfather's occupation was listed as "farmer," she was likely born while the family was traveling around during harvest season, working wherever they could find farms that needed help. Apparently, this was a common practice in the late 1890s.

One source lists her birth in Canada. She should have had dual citizenship, presumably.

Pretty much everyone else, for 2 generations, was born in Canada - both her siblings, both her parents, and her maternal grandparents.

[tanyev]

4. I sent you some info.