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- Bill C-3 spurred Canada to issue over 3,100 American citizenship certificates in early 2026.
- Americans comprised nearly half of qualifiers, including 8,125 who gained citizenship through Canadian parents.
- IRCC said the backlog grew to 121,800 by August 10, pushing processing from 12 to 25 months.
- Attorney Richard Kurland blames a “Trump bump” for the longer processing times.
- Archivist Mab Coates-Davies reports a 100-300% rise in U.S. genealogical-record requests.
