Am I a Canadian Citizen? (living in, statistics, moving to)
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I have looked at the citizenship site, which says a person may be a citizen if at least one parent was born in Canada. My mother was born in Canada but I do not have a copy of her birth certificate.
How can I get a copy?
(My question has nothing to do with the recent US presidential election. I have often thought of moving to Canada -- if I can afford to!)
Hard for an older person to move to Canada. We want young blood.
ALL countries want young blood for immigrants but that's irrelevant in the OP's case. If the OP is a citizen then it doesn't matter how old she is, as a citizen she's entitled to move to Canada if she chooses to..... and as the OP said, if she can afford to live in Canada.
However, I do think moving to Canada might be a very difficult adjustment for an older retired pensioner of limited means. If they've been living in USA all their life and are only accustomed to American culture/lifestyles/economy/social benefits then moving to Canada may come as a serious shock. It would be an easier adjustment for a retired person who is financially very well off.
Why do people say this? Most of the Canadian cities that people move to have climates similar to cities in the northern U.S. I moved from Boston to Toronto and the winters here are easier to deal with.
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