Through a change in Canadian citizenship law, I automatically (and unknowingly) became a Canadian citizen (along with millions of others), effective today.The rules are: 1) Born after Dec. 31, 1946 ... check; 2) First generation born outside of Canada ... check; 3) Born to a Canadian citizen ... check! The new law was intended to restore citizenship for many who lost it under the old law, but also created a whole bunch of new Canadians (mostly Americans), myself included.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDeDQpIQFD0"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]
My mom was born and lived in Newfoundland, Canada up until about a year before I was born and moved to New Jersey (USA) shortly after she married my dad (an American). I was born in New Jersey.
I'm just wondering ... other than having to learn the words to "Oh Canada" and changing my spelling of words like colour and honour, are there any other requirements?
Carl.
Go Maple Leafs!
+ Follow This Topic
Results 1 to 13 of 13
Thread: I just became a Canadian today!
-
18-04-09, 08:27 AM #1
Registered User
- Country:
- Join Date
- Nov 2008
- Posts
- 1,696
I just became a Canadian today!
Last edited by carl1222; 18-04-09 at 10:12 AM.
-
18-04-09, 11:24 AM #2
Gwynplaine
- Country:
"Hot Love Pancake(s)"
- Join Date
- Feb 2009
- Gender
- Posts
- 4,864
go Kurt Browning!
mo'Dajvo' pa'wIjDaq je narghpu' He'So'bogh SajlIj
-
18-04-09, 11:43 AM #3
Hot love muffin guru
- Country:
"Hot Love Pancake(s)"
- Join Date
- Dec 2005
- Gender
- Posts
- 22,890
Congratulations! I like the Canadian national anthem and maple leafs. I hope you like hockey.
-
18-04-09, 12:51 PM #4
Yawning
- Country:
"Hot Love Pancake(s)"
- Join Date
- Jul 2007
- Gender
- Posts
- 15,081
You forgot to say "eh".
Oh, and get a healthcare card, eh? Personally, I think the Leafs are for hosers, but whatever eh?Second thoughts can generally be amended with judicious action; injudicious actions can seldom be recovered with second thoughts.
--Cyteen by C.J.Cherryh
-
18-04-09, 12:58 PM #5
Yawning
- Country:
"Hot Love Pancake(s)"
- Join Date
- Jul 2007
- Gender
- Posts
- 15,081
YOU are being kind, Vash. I think the Canadian anthem sucks. Should have been Maple Leaf Forever, a lot of Canadians think so. Austria, there's a nice one. But of course, given its written by Haydn.
Originally Posted by vashti
Second thoughts can generally be amended with judicious action; injudicious actions can seldom be recovered with second thoughts.
--Cyteen by C.J.Cherryh
-
18-04-09, 09:15 PM #6
atada a mis pies.
- Country:
- Join Date
- Nov 2004
- Posts
- 15,440
oh geez not another crazy canadian!
baby ya hustle. but me i hustle harder.
-
20-04-09, 02:31 AM #7
Whatever.
- Country:
"Hot Love Pancake(s)"
- Join Date
- Apr 2004
- Gender
- Location
- Kelowna, BC
- Posts
- 4,410
Welcome to the dark side Carl!
You don't have to learn anything, being granted citizenship by birthright.Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. - Mohandas Gandhi
-
20-04-09, 07:15 AM #8
Love Gurus
- Country:
"Hot Love Pancake(s)"
- Join Date
- May 2007
- Posts
- 3,800
I'm sorry to hear that Carl Originally Posted by carl1222
-
20-04-09, 09:14 AM #9
Normal User
- Country:
- Join Date
- Oct 2008
- Gender
- Location
- Texas
- Posts
- 2,179
Oh shit... another Canadian...
Keep running into them all over the place... even this far south."The weakest soul, knowing its own weakness, and believing this truth that strength can only be developed by effort and practice, will, thus believing, at once begin to exert itself, and, adding effort to effort, patience to patience, and strength to strength, will never cease to develop, and will at last grow divinely strong."
- James Allen
-
21-04-09, 05:52 AM #10
Whatever.
- Country:
"Hot Love Pancake(s)"
- Join Date
- Apr 2004
- Gender
- Location
- Kelowna, BC
- Posts
- 4,410
Geez, whats up with all the haters?
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. - Mohandas Gandhi
-
21-04-09, 06:18 AM #11
Regular User
- Country:
- Join Date
- Apr 2008
- Gender
- Location
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Posts
- 1,509
Envy Originally Posted by bluesummer
-
21-04-09, 06:23 AM #12
Love Gurus
- Country:
"Hot Love Pancake(s)"
- Join Date
- May 2007
- Posts
- 3,800
Lipp is just a natural comedian
-
21-04-09, 06:59 AM #13
Normal User
- Country:
- Join Date
- Oct 2008
- Gender
- Location
- Texas
- Posts
- 2,179
Originally Posted by bluesummer
Who's hating?
I love my guy's Canadian bacon..
Just noticed the frequency in which I keep running into Canadians here in Dallas..."The weakest soul, knowing its own weakness, and believing this truth that strength can only be developed by effort and practice, will, thus believing, at once begin to exert itself, and, adding effort to effort, patience to patience, and strength to strength, will never cease to develop, and will at last grow divinely strong."
- James Allen
Similar Threads
-
I'm 26 today
By Charlie Boy II in forum Off Topic DiscussionReplies: 29Last Post: 12-12-08, 08:03 PM -
Anyone else here hate Canadian truckers?
By DoesntMatter in forum Off Topic DiscussionReplies: 68Last Post: 01-08-08, 12:28 PM -
Are canadian girls weird?
By Joemofo in forum Off Topic DiscussionReplies: 32Last Post: 29-04-07, 05:48 AM
