CIT 0001 Eligibility Question

[om3]

Hi all, I'm new to the forum. I recently found out that I may be able to claim Canadian citizenship through recognition, but I would like some feedback to make sure I have all of my facts correct and that I am actually eligible to apply using the CIT 0001 application (first for my grandfather, then for my father, and finally for myself). This is my lineage:

Great-Grandmother
(Born 1909, Hopewell Parish, NB, Canada - Deceased)
→ Canadian by birth → Canadian/British subject
→ Did NOT naturalize in USA until 1952 → Still Canadian at child's birth
↓
Grandfather
(Born 1940 in Maine, USA - Deceased)
→ Born abroad to Canadian mother
→ Became Canadian automatically in 1947 under the Canadian Citizenship Act
→ Canadian by descent → Proof of Citizenship (CIT 0001) needed
↓
Father
(Born in 1967 in Florida, USA - Living)
→ Born abroad to Canadian father
→ Canadian by descent → Proof of Citizenship (CIT 0001) needed
↓
You
(Born 1993 in Florida, USA)
→ Born abroad to Canadian father
→ Not affected by the 2009 first generation cutoff (because born before it)
→ Eligible by descent → Proof of Citizenship (CIT 0001) needed

From all of my research, it appears that I have a clear line to recognition as a Canadian, I just need to submit 3 different applications for: 1) my grandfather; 2) my father; and 3) myself in order to be recognized. Can anyone here verify if I am looking at this correctly? I just want to have all of my facts straight before submitting my applications. Thanks!

 

[MJSPARV]

I don’t think you can submit an application for your deceased grandfather, so I think while you’re right in theory about the descent, because your grandfather never got his Canadian citizenship recognized while he was living, you are out of luck.

 

[MJSPARV]

Plugging in the info you provided on this gave me that you are probably not. https://ircc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3pJ5oXgZNBj0r1c?Q_Language=EN

I think your dad may have a very small shot at it, but that would be highly dependent on him having all documents about his grandmother’s citizenship and if your grandfather was born out of wedlock:

“The Canadian Citizenship Act established the criteria for obtaining citizenship and outlined the circumstances under which citizenship could be lost or revoked. Canadian citizenship was automatically conferred upon natural-born Canadians, which included those born outside of Canada if their father was born in Canada or was a British subject with Canadian domicile. A mother’s status was only considered if the child was born out of wedlock” (from https://pier21.ca/research/immigration-history/canadian-citizenship-act-1947)