A 1947 law cut Americans’ ancestors out of Canada. A new law just made their descendants citizens again

Canadian citizenship passes down through bloodlines. But if your ancestor lived in Canada before 1947, the rules of that era may have cut your family out of citizenship entirely—until now. The pivotal year is 1947; that’s when Canada created citizenship as a legal status — and decided who got it. When Canada created its first […] The post A 1947 law cut Americans’ ancestors out of Canada. A new law just made their descendants citizens again first appeared on CIC News .