Spike in Americans searching for Canadian ancestral archives

Spike in Americans searching for Canadian ancestral archives

May 19, 2026 9:20 am MST.

Canada's archives reported a spike in American applicants following a citizenship bill change that changes the “first-generation limit” on citizenship for people born or adopted outside Canada to a Canadian citizen.

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