Bill C-3 · In force Dec 15, 2025

A Canadian grandparent may already make you a citizen.

Bill C-3 removed the first-generation limit on Canadian citizenship by descent. If your parent, grandparent, or great-grandparent was born in Canada, you may already be a citizen — you just have to prove it. arryv assembles the proof.

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$149 with code SUMMER26 (normally $249) · Free eligibility check · No charge if you don't qualify

How it works

Trace your ancestor

Parent, grandparent, or great-grandparent born in Canada? The free 60-second quiz tells you if the Bill C-3 path applies.

Document the chain

The questionnaire walks you through the records that link your Canadian ancestor to you, generation by generation.

Mail your package

arryv generates the complete IRCC application — CIT 0001, cover letter, chain of descent, family tree — ready to sign and send.

What's in your package

IRCC form CIT 0001

The official Application for a Citizenship Certificate, completed from your answers.

IRCC cover letter

Addressed to Sydney, NS — summarizing your Bill C-3 basis and listing every enclosed document.

Chain of descent

A documented line from your Canadian ancestor to you, record by record.

Family tree & document checklist

Everything IRCC expects in the envelope, organized so nothing is missing.

Common questions

My grandparent was Canadian — am I eligible?: Very possibly. Before December 15, 2025, citizenship by descent stopped at the first generation born abroad. Bill C-3 removed that limit, recognizing roughly 10 million people — including grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Canadians — as citizens.
What if my grandparent has passed away?: That's common and not a problem. Eligibility runs on records — birth, citizenship, or naturalization documents — not on your ancestor being alive. We show you which records IRCC accepts and where to request them.
Does this work for a great-grandparent?: It can. Bill C-3 traces descent through each generation, so a great-grandparent chain needs one more link of records. The questionnaire handles multi-generation chains.
What does it cost?: The eligibility quiz is free. The full mail-ready package is $149 with code SUMMER26 (normally $249), one time. If you're not eligible, we tell you up front — no charge.

Find out in sixty seconds.

Bill C-3 took effect December 15, 2025. The eligibility quiz is free. The package is $149 with code SUMMER26 (normally $249). Start tonight, mail this week.

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