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Please Note:
Due to a high volume of projects, my current waitlist stretches into the fall and winter. Response times may also be delayed, but I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.

Canadian Citizenship by Descent Enquiries

Due to the very high volume of citizenship by descent enquiries I am currently receiving, I have narrowed the scope of new projects I am able to accept.

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At this time, I am accepting new citizenship by descent projects only where the relevant Canadian ancestral line is rooted in French Catholic records in Québec.

My specialization is French-Canadian genealogy and the French Catholic parish and civil records of Québec. Although I occasionally work with records outside this tradition as part of a larger French-Canadian research project, I am not currently accepting citizenship projects involving primarily English-speaking Québec families, Protestant or other non-Catholic Québec records, or families whose Canadian connection is primarily outside Québec.

If your Québec ancestry falls primarily within an English-speaking or non-Catholic community, you will likely be better served by a genealogist who specializes in those communities and their local church and civil records. The Association of Professional Genealogists Canada Chapter has a directory of professional genealogists at: https://apgcan.org/our-members/.

Your U.S. genealogy must be complete before I become involved. You should already have established and documented each generation between yourself and your Québec ancestor using the appropriate U.S. records.

A well-documented citizenship by descent application will generally include birth, marriage and death records, where applicable, for each generation between the applicant and the Canadian anchor ancestor.

I do not conduct U.S. genealogical research or obtain U.S. vital records. If there are gaps in the U.S. portion of your lineage, unresolved identities, conflicting information or missing U.S. records, please complete that research first, with the assistance of a genealogist who specializes in the relevant state or locality if necessary.

Once the U.S. lineage is complete, I can focus on the Québec portion of the case.

What I can help with

For qualifying Québec cases, I can assist with genealogical research and documentation, including confirming the direct ancestral line to a Québec-born ancestor, resolving discrepancies in names, dates and identities, identifying and locating Québec records, preparing a documented lineage report, and obtaining certified copies of eligible Québec records.

I do not determine whether an applicant is legally entitled to Canadian citizenship, provide immigration or legal advice, or prepare or submit citizenship applications. Questions concerning eligibility, interpretation of the Citizenship Act, or application strategy should be directed to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) or a Canadian immigration lawyer or other qualified immigration professional.

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