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A personalised analysis of your declared family connection to Canada under the Citizenship Act, as in force on the legal reference date below.
CONFIDENTIAL. Prepared solely for the named client. This preliminary assessment is based exclusively on information declared by the client. No documents have been inspected or verified, and no historical records have been searched. Official determinations of citizenship are made only by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
Your mother, Margaret Hartwell (née Collins), was declared as born in Toronto, Ontario in 1960. You were born in Columbus, Ohio in 1988.
Citizenship by descent through a Canadian-born parent, under paragraph 3(1)(b) of the Citizenship Act (birth outside Canada after February 14, 1977).
| Full name | Emily Rose HartwellDeclared |
| Date of birth | March 3, 1988Declared |
| Place of birth | Columbus, Ohio, United StatesDeclared |
| Current residence | Ohio, United StatesDeclared |
| Parents married at time of birth | YesDeclared |
| Adopted | NoDeclared |
| Prior Canadian citizenship application | NoneDeclared |
The chain runs from the Canadian ancestor down to you. Each box shows facts as you declared them. Each link shows our preliminary assessment of whether citizenship passed to the next generation.
Under paragraph 3(1)(b) of the Citizenship Act, a person born outside Canada after February 14, 1977 is a Canadian citizen if, at the time of their birth, one of their parents was a Canadian citizen. Transmission is possible through either parent.
| Declared facts | Mother declared as born in Toronto in 1960. No declared naturalisation elsewhere before 1988 that would raise a question of loss of citizenship. Applicant born in the United States in 1988. |
| Applicable rule | Paragraph 3(1)(b): a person born outside Canada after February 14, 1977 is a citizen if a parent was a citizen at the time of birth. |
| Application | On the declared facts, your mother was a Canadian citizen by birth at the time you were born, and your 1988 birth falls under the post-1977 rule. |
| Missing or uncertain | Confirmation that your mother did not renounce her citizenship before March 3, 1988. |
| Effect on eligibility | Supports a preliminary finding of eligibility. |
| Question | Why it matters | Possible effect |
|---|---|---|
| Did your mother ever formally renounce her Canadian citizenship? | Citizenship can pass only from a parent who was a citizen at the time of your birth. | A renunciation before 1988 could make citizenship by descent not available through her. |
For information only. No documents have been requested, inspected or verified.
| Citizenship Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-29, s. 3 | laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-29 |
| Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025) | parl.ca |
| IRCC, “Changes to citizenship rules” (Bill C-3) | canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship |
| IRCC, Application for a citizenship certificate (proof of citizenship) | canada.ca |
| Report status | SAMPLE · not released |
| Generated | October 15, 2026 |