I don’t qualify for citizenship by descent, but I’ve been looking at citizenship and permanent residency for people of non-descent from time to time since 2016. Do you know if those parameters got easier lately, maybe at the time of this new law?
I wish I had better news on this but unfortunately I don’t. There is a lot of political pressure to restrict immigration in Canada because of pressure on housing prices. Learning French or being willing to live in certain provinces (and not Greater Toronto or Vancouver) may help a little bit.
Places out west and up north have made a faster track for certain needed professionals, like healthcare. I looked into it about 6 months ago; don't know what it's like now.
It’s quite a remarkable development, isn’t it? I’d be in that same category of New Englander, though with Acadian heritage, and family members are actively pursuing recognition of their citizenship. But for families there are caveats, especially for adopted children or step children. In my own case I withdrew from a job opportunity I’d been shortlisted for in BC after learning that Canada would not issue a visa for an adult disabled child. So for those who wish to relocate there can be some disappointments. Still an amazing development, and for Americans who qualify extraordinary timing.
I can’t provide an answer. Many Reddit and Facebook groups have evolved where people explore such topics, but in complex cases it would be wise to work with a Canadian immigration attorney.
We are looking around at options and one that we are trying to pursue is that if Canadian citizenship for my husband, who was born in Newfoundland when his US dad was stationed there. He recalls he had the option to have Canadian and/or dual citizenship when he turned 18 but chose US citizenship (!). Now he wonders if he can get that dual citizenship. Does anyone know how to find out/which agency to contact/who to speak with? We appreciate any advice: his online research hasn’t gotten him too far as yet.
"I’ve also (very ironically) been tasked by the C-suite at my workplace with advising on AI’s implications for our business unit, and how we should incorporate AI into our service offering and workflows."
Oh, now THERE is a can of worms. LOL
If you're not familiar with this sort of thing, make sure you recommend they do a THOROUGH AI security review by someone who knows what they're doing.
LLMs are NOT reliable or secure. They can NOT be due to their underlying probabilistic technology.
They have to constrained by deterministic systems or they are a time bomb waiting to occur - things like prompt injection, hallucinations, improper access to sensitive materials, the list goes on and on. These are real horror stories happening to real companies.
Bottom line: They are essentially identical to - and should be treated as - new hires with great knowledge and ability, but ZERO common sense - and occasionally on crack.
There are a ton of YouTube videos on the subject. Just search for "AI security" as a start. Also check out the OWASP GenAI Security Project. There are other industry organizations as well.
Bottom line: AI GRC (governance, risk and compliance) is a seriously complicated project.
Not to mention most corporate AI projects fail for a variety of other reasons.
Screw this up and you'll be out of a job sooner than even you expect.
We felt as though we'd hit the jackpot and been found by our guardian angels at the same time when we found out we are Canadian citizens! We are already in the Belize Qualified Retirement Program. We love Belize and are happy to have an escape route ready. But my Dad grew up in Canada for part of his childhood, we visited frequently, and it feels a little more like home.
However, he was not a citizen; his grandmother was the last Canadian citizen in the prior rules. So we had to get old birth and marriage certificates. The best resource we found was familysearch. It's online, though we had to go to a public library to print the forms. My son is an archival librarian and uses it a lot. When we went through "official" channels we didn't get far.
We did the entire application ourselves. It's actually fairly clear, but it did take 3 people multiple reads to make sure we had it all. The Canadian government received it and told us it was complete, so it's possible to do it without a lawyer.
Anyway, good luck to anyone who qualifies and takes the opportunity!
I don’t qualify for citizenship by descent, but I’ve been looking at citizenship and permanent residency for people of non-descent from time to time since 2016. Do you know if those parameters got easier lately, maybe at the time of this new law?
I wish I had better news on this but unfortunately I don’t. There is a lot of political pressure to restrict immigration in Canada because of pressure on housing prices. Learning French or being willing to live in certain provinces (and not Greater Toronto or Vancouver) may help a little bit.
Places out west and up north have made a faster track for certain needed professionals, like healthcare. I looked into it about 6 months ago; don't know what it's like now.
It’s quite a remarkable development, isn’t it? I’d be in that same category of New Englander, though with Acadian heritage, and family members are actively pursuing recognition of their citizenship. But for families there are caveats, especially for adopted children or step children. In my own case I withdrew from a job opportunity I’d been shortlisted for in BC after learning that Canada would not issue a visa for an adult disabled child. So for those who wish to relocate there can be some disappointments. Still an amazing development, and for Americans who qualify extraordinary timing.
Also wondering about how past adoptions are handled
I can’t provide an answer. Many Reddit and Facebook groups have evolved where people explore such topics, but in complex cases it would be wise to work with a Canadian immigration attorney.
Congratulations! What a stroke of luck for you. 😁
We are looking around at options and one that we are trying to pursue is that if Canadian citizenship for my husband, who was born in Newfoundland when his US dad was stationed there. He recalls he had the option to have Canadian and/or dual citizenship when he turned 18 but chose US citizenship (!). Now he wonders if he can get that dual citizenship. Does anyone know how to find out/which agency to contact/who to speak with? We appreciate any advice: his online research hasn’t gotten him too far as yet.
congratulations
By the way, I just noticed the "AI/LLMs: Do Not Scrape. The author asserts his moral right to be identified as the author of this work"
Good luck with that. I don't think it's going to work as prompt injection for an AI scraping the Net. But you never know with AIs. :-)
"I’ve also (very ironically) been tasked by the C-suite at my workplace with advising on AI’s implications for our business unit, and how we should incorporate AI into our service offering and workflows."
Oh, now THERE is a can of worms. LOL
If you're not familiar with this sort of thing, make sure you recommend they do a THOROUGH AI security review by someone who knows what they're doing.
LLMs are NOT reliable or secure. They can NOT be due to their underlying probabilistic technology.
They have to constrained by deterministic systems or they are a time bomb waiting to occur - things like prompt injection, hallucinations, improper access to sensitive materials, the list goes on and on. These are real horror stories happening to real companies.
Bottom line: They are essentially identical to - and should be treated as - new hires with great knowledge and ability, but ZERO common sense - and occasionally on crack.
There are a ton of YouTube videos on the subject. Just search for "AI security" as a start. Also check out the OWASP GenAI Security Project. There are other industry organizations as well.
Bottom line: AI GRC (governance, risk and compliance) is a seriously complicated project.
Not to mention most corporate AI projects fail for a variety of other reasons.
Screw this up and you'll be out of a job sooner than even you expect.
We felt as though we'd hit the jackpot and been found by our guardian angels at the same time when we found out we are Canadian citizens! We are already in the Belize Qualified Retirement Program. We love Belize and are happy to have an escape route ready. But my Dad grew up in Canada for part of his childhood, we visited frequently, and it feels a little more like home.
However, he was not a citizen; his grandmother was the last Canadian citizen in the prior rules. So we had to get old birth and marriage certificates. The best resource we found was familysearch. It's online, though we had to go to a public library to print the forms. My son is an archival librarian and uses it a lot. When we went through "official" channels we didn't get far.
We did the entire application ourselves. It's actually fairly clear, but it did take 3 people multiple reads to make sure we had it all. The Canadian government received it and told us it was complete, so it's possible to do it without a lawyer.
Anyway, good luck to anyone who qualifies and takes the opportunity!
Well done and well played on the DIY angle and yes, agreed that familysearch is a great resource too!