Citizenship by descent

[Timleprof]

Hello everybody.
I'd be very grateful if anyone could help me know if I can qualify for Canadian citizenship through my paternal grandfather.
My great-grandfather went to Saskatchewan after serving in WW1 and set up a settlement way up north.
His son, my grandfather was born there in the 20s, so I believe he became a citizen automatically in 1947. My grandfather came back to the UK before WW2 and had 4 children, including my father. Unfortunately my grandfather died in 1976 in England after suffering for many years from injuries incurred in the war. I don't know if he ever applied for Canadian citizenship, but I imagine he was automatically Canadian through his place of birth in Saskatchewan.
My father was born in London, England, in 1945. He has never formally applied for Canadian citizenship and has a British passport, but after some research it seems that he automatically obtained Canadian citizenship in 2009 despite his birth never having been registered at a Canadian consulate.
I was born in 1970 in the US, unfortunately, but have lived in France for the last 25 years.
Could I have a claim for Canadian citizenship?
Many thanks for any advice or information!

 

[Seym]

Have a look at this tool from the official website :
https://na1se.voxco.com/SE/56/amicanadiansuisjecanadien/?lang=en&tui=auto

I'm not at all familiar with the dates regarding the citizenship law and more experienced members here may want to weight in, but my understanding is that your father is Canadian (1st generation born abroad) but his children are not.

 

[alphazip]

Hello everybody.
I'd be very grateful if anyone could help me know if I can qualify for Canadian citizenship through my paternal grandfather.
My great-grandfather went to Saskatchewan after serving in WW1 and set up a settlement way up north.
His son, my grandfather was born there in the 20s, so I believe he became a citizen automatically in 1947. My grandfather came back to the UK before WW2 and had 4 children, including my father. Unfortunately my grandfather died in 1976 in England after suffering for many years from injuries incurred in the war. I don't know if he ever applied for Canadian citizenship, but I imagine he was automatically Canadian through his place of birth in Saskatchewan.
My father was born in London, England, in 1945. He has never formally applied for Canadian citizenship and has a British passport, but after some research it seems that he automatically obtained Canadian citizenship in 2009 despite his birth never having been registered at a Canadian consulate.
I was born in 1970 in the US, unfortunately, but have lived in France for the last 25 years.
Could I have a claim for Canadian citizenship?
Many thanks for any advice or information!

You are correct in thinking that your father is a Canadian citizen as of 2009, but, because you are the second generation born abroad, you are not.

You would have a claim if your grandfather served in the Canadian armed forces during WWII and your father was born abroad during that period, but I think it's more likely that your grandfather was in the British army. The Canadian army was basically a branch of the British army at that time, so you could try for citizenship based on the idea that your grandfather was a Canadian in Crown service in England and see what happens.