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Canada citizenship by descent — Bill C-3 (post-2025)

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Official name: Canadian citizenship by descent under Bill C-3 (Citizenship Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-29, as amended by S.C. 2025, c. 5)

Canadian citizenship by descent — your line, your records, and your claim traced in one place.

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The document set at a glance

11
Documents in the set
6
Required
0
Conditional
5
PassVault recommended

What you will need

the program’s definitive document set, by category
Lineage
Birth certificateRequiredOfficial requirement
Anchor ancestor
Certified copy
Death certificateConditionalOfficial requirementPassVault recommended
Anchor ancestor
Certified copy
Marriage certificateConditionalOfficial requirementPassVault recommended
Anchor ancestor
Certified copy
Naturalization recordConditionalOfficial requirementPassVault recommended
Anchor ancestor
Certified copy
Birth certificateRequiredOfficial requirement
Principal applicant
Long formCertified copy
Birth certificateRequiredOfficial requirement
Intermediate ancestor
Certified copyTranslation
Death certificateConditionalOfficial requirementPassVault recommended
Intermediate ancestor
Certified copyTranslation
Marriage certificateConditionalOfficial requirementPassVault recommended
Intermediate ancestor
Certified copyTranslation
Proof
Proof of addressRequiredOfficial requirement
Principal applicant
Identity
Identity documentRequiredOfficial requirement
Principal applicant
Execution
Citizenship application formRequiredOfficial requirement
Principal applicant

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