Another Canadian ancestry/citizenship question.

[3catwoman3]

Relatively recently, I have learned, via Ancestry.com, that almost all of my father's family comes from Canada, primarily Ontario. My dad was born and raised in Chicago, IL. My paternal grandmother shows up in US census records as being born in Michigan, but everyone else in her immediate family, and at least 2 generations back, were born in Canada. Her mother, her father, and both her siblings, grand parents and great-grandparents. In the 1901 Canadian census, she is listed as being born in Northumberland, Ontario.

When I inquired about this from someone else in the family tree (whom I've never met), the speculation, seeing as her father's occupation was listed as farmer, was that the family may have traveled around picking crops during various harvesting seasons, and happened to be in the US when my grandmother was born. She was the oldest of her parents' 3 children.

If born to Canadian parents while they happened to be on the road in the US, would my grandmother have had dual citizenship?

It pleases me greatly to have Canadian ancestry.

[yaesu]

1. A little ot but I do believe Canada changed their law this year for Citizenship by Descent which makes it easier to

apply for citizenship as individuals born before Dec. 15, 2025, with a Canadian ancestor can automatically be citizens. I believe it goes as far back as Great Grandparents though I'm sure there's a catch ;o). My Great granddad was born and raised in Ontario and moved here at around age 30. I would love to reverse that trend ;o)

https://immigration.ca/claiming-canadian-citizenship-by-descent-under-canadas-new-citizenship-act-bill-c-3/

Generation 1 (Original Citizen): Your Great-Grandparent was a Canadian Citizen.
Generation 2 (Your Grandparent): Born abroad.
Generation 3 (Your Parent): Born abroad.
Generation 4 (You, the Applicant): Born abroad, previously excluded.