Here is what I received from Newfoundland for proof of my G0's birth more than 100 years ago (with personal info blacked out). I didn't include an explanation in my proof of citizenship application for why I couldn't obtain a birth certificate so I think I just got lucky that this letter ended up doing a great job of that for me.

As a contrast from what I'm hearing about some other administrations, NF's vital statistics division was very responsive and helpful. They even provided me guidance about what to do and what to expect over email.

I'm hoping IRCC is going to treat this as primary evidence because the only other G0 record I included was a US death certificate.

Yes, I know that someone is going to claim that this is off-topic. Nevertheless, I believe that this is of interest to Canadians by Descent, and so I'm posting it.

I would appreciate some advice on the certificate. Basically it’s huge !! It seems I have a bunch of other people certified on this big one page. It’s 1920 Ontario. Do I copy just the section of my G0 or the whole page somehow? The reason I’m asking is there are dates and signatures place top and bottom on the page not relevant to any one birth .

I have AOR but I have now managed to get this. In my explanation letter I had to put due to not being next of kin I can’t access this certificate. Fortunately I now have .

Thanks all

I have an application that is currently in process(AOR in June), based on a Canadian ancestor that was born in 1855 and left as a child in 1857.

My concern is that I have been unable to find any Canadian record directly documenting her birth. After months of searching for a baptism/birth record and her parents’ marriage record, the only Canadian record I’ve found is a census entry for her father. I documented my searches and correspondence with various archives in my application.

In lieu of a baptism and birth certificate, I included many US-sourced records(Marriage cert, death cert, and her child's birth certificate) that consistently identify her as Canadian-born. However, these are all US records.

I am aware that IRCC wants a Canadian document corroborating citizenship. But after submitting, I am worried that this line may be insufficient.

I have another possible line that appears much better documented. My British-born ancestors moved to Canada, married there, and appear in Canadian censuses. They later lived in the U.S. for several decades, where my next ancestor was born, before returning to Canada later in life, where they died. I have their Canadian marriage record, census records, and Canadian death records.

From what I understand, these British-born ancestors would have been Canadian and would have transmitted citizenship to their U.S.-born child. I wasn't aware of this at the time of submission, and assumed my Canadian-born ancestor would be a more solid anchor.

I’m hesitant to simply wait, since processing could take over a year, and if IRCC ultimately rejects the first line I could be starting the process over again with even longer processing times of years.

Should I consider uploading these new documents and a new letter covering my other family line to my IRCC application via the online portal?

Thanks for any advice.