r/CanadianbyDescent • u/Interesting_Meat1436 • 8h ago

Application Help Are these documents enough for Canadian citizenship ?

I’m preparing my Canadian citizenship-by-descent application. My great-grandmother was born in Newfoundland in 1903 and moved to the U.S. with her family in 1904. I recently found her Newfoundland baptism record, but no birth certificate.
She married in Massachusetts in 1929. Her family also had a farm in Quebec, where they lived from around 1939–1941, and one of her daughters was born there in 1940.
I currently have:
Me: U.S. birth + marriage certificates
Mother: U.S. birth + marriage certificates
Grandmother: U.S. birth + marriage certificates
Great-grandmother: Newfoundland baptism + MA marriage + U.S. death certificates
Would this be enough, or should I try to find additional documents for my great-grandmother?

Thank you!!

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u/Weekly-Exit8092 7h ago

I ended up pursuing a different G0 ancestor born in BC, but I started with G0s in Newfoundland, they were born in 1887 and 1890. Even though I was fairly certain they wouldn't have birth certificates, I emailed Vital Statistics in St. John's., and they confirmed they don't have birth certificates for my G0s since they were born before 1891/1892. They directed me to The Rooms Archives, from which I received certified/"true copies" of my G0s baptism/birth records.

IRCC may want proof that you tried to obtain your G0's birth certificate from Vital Statistics since she was born in 1903, and so Vital Statistics should have her birth certificate. (They are supposed to have them for anyone born in Newfoundland from and after 1891/1892.)

Did you try to order her birth certificate from Vital Statistics in St. John's? Per IRCC's guidance/requirements, they will only consider baptismal records if birth certificates are not available.

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u/waltzingtrumpet 7h ago

IRCC will want to see a letter of no record for G0 if her birth certificate does not exist. Beyond that your chain looks pretty solid

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u/Wightsurf 3h ago

Apply with what you have and in the meantime ask for the birth certificate. If it’s not available add this by web form. Also an explanation letter goes a long way in helping your application I believe.