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The change was sparked by a 2023 court ruling that Canada's one-generation limit on citizenship by descent was unconstitutional.
Doug Cochran, a genealogist in Nova Scotia, says he's been swamped by research requests from people trying to prove Canadian ancestry.
He prioritizes those coming from LGBTQ Americans.
Canadian immigration authorities say in the six-week period after the law took effect in December, they received more than 12,000 proof-of-citizenship applications.
For NPR News, I'm Ari Snyder in Portland, Maine.
The change was sparked by a 2023 court ruling that Canada's one-generation limit on citizenship by descent was unconstitutional.
Doug Cochran, a genealogist in Nova Scotia, says he's been swamped by research requests from people trying to prove Canadian ancestry.
He prioritizes those coming from LGBTQ Americans.
Canadian immigration authorities say in the six-week period after the law took effect in December, they received more than 12,000 proof-of-citizenship applications.
For NPR News, I'm Ari Snyder in Portland, Maine.
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