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Dual Citizenship US/Canada 2026: Taxes, Voting, Travel, and FBAR Rules
Everything that changes when you become a dual U.S./Canada citizen: passports, voting, U.S. citizenship-based taxation, FBAR + FATCA reporting, the TFSA trap, RRSPs, healthcare, NEXUS, and renunciation. Most dual citizens owe $0 net U.S. tax but the filing burden is real.
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Lost Canadian Citizenship: How Bill C-3 Restores It in 2026
Bill C-3 closes the last major Lost Canadian gap. Covers pre-1947 gender-based loss, the 1977-2009 section 8 forced renunciation, the 2009-2025 First-Generation Limit, and how to claim restored citizenship via Form CIT 0001. RCIC-written.
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Proof of Canadian Citizenship Application 2026: Step-by-Step CIT 0001 Walkthrough
Every field of Form CIT 0001, every line of the CIT 0014 document checklist, photo specs, the $75 CAD payment flow, the Sydney NS mailing address, and what to do when IRCC asks for more documents. ~30% of applications are returned for missing docs — avoid the common mistakes.
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Bill C-3 Citizenship by Descent: Who Qualifies in 2026 (Full Eligibility Rules)
The exact eligibility test under Bill C-3, plain English. Covers the unbroken-descent rule, the Dec 15, 2025 cutoff, the 1,095-day "substantial connection" rule for post-2025 births, pre-1947 historical edge cases, adoption, and disqualifying factors. RCIC-written.
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Dual Citizenship US/Canada 2026: Taxes, Voting, Travel, and FBAR Rules
Everything that changes when you become a dual U.S./Canada citizen: passports, voting, U.S. citizenship-based taxation, FBAR + FATCA reporting, the TFSA trap, RRSPs, healthcare, NEXUS, and renunciation. Most dual citizens owe $0 net U.S. tax but the filing burden is real.
12 min readRead
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Lost Canadian Citizenship: How Bill C-3 Restores It in 2026
Bill C-3 closes the last major Lost Canadian gap. Covers pre-1947 gender-based loss, the 1977-2009 section 8 forced renunciation, the 2009-2025 First-Generation Limit, and how to claim restored citizenship via Form CIT 0001. RCIC-written.
10 min readRead
Citizenship
Proof of Canadian Citizenship Application 2026: Step-by-Step CIT 0001 Walkthrough
Every field of Form CIT 0001, every line of the CIT 0014 document checklist, photo specs, the $75 CAD payment flow, the Sydney NS mailing address, and what to do when IRCC asks for more documents. ~30% of applications are returned for missing docs — avoid the common mistakes.
12 min readRead
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Bill C-3 Citizenship by Descent: Who Qualifies in 2026 (Full Eligibility Rules)
The exact eligibility test under Bill C-3, plain English. Covers the unbroken-descent rule, the Dec 15, 2025 cutoff, the 1,095-day "substantial connection" rule for post-2025 births, pre-1947 historical edge cases, adoption, and disqualifying factors. RCIC-written.
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Canadian Citizenship for Americans 2026: The Complete Bill C-3 Guide
Bill C-3 ended the First-Generation Limit on Canadian citizenship by descent. Roughly three million Americans with Canadian ancestors are now eligible — no residency, no language test, no oath ceremony. Application is $75 CAD, processing ~11 months. RCIC-written.
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Canadian Citizenship Test 2026: Practice Questions, Sample Test, and Complete Study Guide
The complete 2026 study guide for the Canadian Citizenship Test: 35+ practice questions across every topic, test format, study plan, what happens on test day, and how the test fits into your citizenship application timeline.
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Citizenship by Descent Canada 2026: New Rule Helps Applicants Abroad
Bill C-3 opened citizenship by descent Canada to multi-generational claims, and IRCC's May 2026 instruction now eases the completeness check on CIT 0001 applications filed from abroad. We walk through what the rule actually accepts, what still gets your file rejected, and the real wait times inside a 70,400-application backlog.
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