These Americans want to become Canadian citizens — but feel punished for applying early

IRCC clearly juggling demand:

…Buffalo resident William Siegner, whose maternal grandfather was born in Calgary, belongs to a group on Reddit created by people to share information about the process and documentations required. They also share their application information and timelines in an EXCEL file to track processing.

“There’s people who could be fifth-, sixth-generation Canadians, far further removed than I am, and have never lived in Canada,” said the 32-year-old urban planner, who accompanied his ex-partner to Canada for school in 2018 and worked in Vancouver for four years.

“They submitted after the law was passed and are having their things processed and having certificates issued.”

Based on the shared information of the Reddit group, Siegner has the impression that most of the people who applied under the interim measure have been referred to the Immigration Department’s program support unit. The unit is responsible for handling complex files.

He said he fell in love with Canada during his stay and would like to move back to Vancouver, where he has strong personal and professional connections. As soon as he heard about the interim measure, he and his mother started researching family records and gathering documents. They applied in March 2025.

Siegner has not received any update, and like Roetter, only found out through an access-to-information request that his case, too, has been referred to the program support unit….

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