u/Terrible_Mistake_954

Every month when IRCC updates its backlog estimates for citizenship certificates, journalists write something slightly deeper for press. They need to dig several layers deeper than that to run real investigative reports.

Forget the fact that IRCC grossly underestimated processing needs. Forget the fact a management system was not put in place to deal with C-3 applications. Forget that management directives from Ottawa don’t seem to acknowledge realities in Nova Scotia.

The real issue is the fact that IRCC has not stepped up to the plate and designed cost-based systems for various immigration needs. If you polled the people made new Canadian citizens after C-3, the majority would say please increase my fees so you can hire qualified people to review my application. No one is looking for handouts. Everyone is looking for transparency and accountability in the process. The only reason it can’t be attained is IRCC staffing and Ottawa oversight.

Applicants who are members in other forums are posting increasing scrutiny by IRCC based on their June guidance. Specific issues include requests for birth certificates from Quebec pre-1900 (,!?), birth certificates despite documents showing birth registrations in Ontario, etc.

We are adapting submission guidance to pay more attention to the priority of documents and proof you can’t use the first priority in order to use the second priority.

For example, G0 b Quebec 1860. No civil birth certificates. Now this needs to be explicitly stated as a reason why baptisms are acceptable…

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It would seem that nullifying old PR status would be required to process a new citizenship certificate. Has anyone else been through this step?

Updating…so I’m not so much worried about legal status as to whether anyone experienced processing delays like being sent to PSU because of added steps/ complexity..

We want to provide a brief update regarding the group.

The group’s founder was recently doxed following the circulation of a video that we believe was intended as deadpan humor but was interpreted by some as encouraging people to move to Canada to collect welfare benefits. That message does not reflect our views or the purpose of this community.

Our immediate priority is preserving everything that has been built within the C-3 Canada group. We are backing up the group’s resources while also working to have control of the existing group transferred to the current moderation team. If that is not possible, we are prepared to establish a new group so that the information, resources, and community can continue.

We appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding during this process. We apologize for the confusion and disruption, and we will keep everyone updated as we know more. Thank you for your continued support.

The remaining mods want to provide a brief update regarding the group.

The group’s founder was recently doxed following the circulation of a video that we believe was intended as deadpan humor but was interpreted by some as encouraging people to move to Canada to collect welfare benefits. That message does not reflect our views or the purpose of this community.

Our immediate priority is preserving everything that has been built within the C-3 Canada group. We are backing up the group’s resources while also working to have control of the existing group transferred to the current moderation team. If that is not possible, we are prepared to establish a new group so that the information, resources, and community can continue.

We appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding during this process. We apologize for the confusion and disruption, and we will keep everyone updated as we know more. Thank you for your continued support.

Sections about baptism records specifically say the baptism has to be realatively close to birth date.

This might work for Catholic communities. It may work for some Protestant communities. It won’t work for families living out of range of a church who get whole families of kids baptised at the same time. It definitely won’t work for Baptist communities…

Many of these issues revolve around proving facts. This is very different than collecting documents. A birth record may list parents but not the parents’ place of birth. A teenage baptism can list parents and document residence at that time. Parent marriage certs and census records can document when a family was living in Canada for a period.

The question of acceptable documents needs to be based on proving FACTS that link one generation to another and to the anchor ancestor’s birth in Canada. This is NOT about document collection.