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Canadian Citizenship by Descent with Michael J. Leclerc, CG

Documenting Ancestry to Establish Proof of Citizenship

With a significant change in Canadian citizenship law in December 2025, millions of Americans became eligible for Canadian citizenship.

The process of getting your Proof of Citizenship documents can be challenging without advice from an experienced expert. Whether your ancestors were French-Canadians, Anglo-Canadians, or from other heritage groups, the process is the same for everyone. Michael Leclerc has been researching families in Canada for forty years and regularly works with official IRCC (Immigration Refugees and Citizenship, Canada) agents to help clients with their genealogical documentation questions. Join us for a Zoom webinar to learn the steps you need to take to complete the research and paperwork necessary to complete your application to obtain your Canadian citizenship papers.

Michael J. Leclerc, CG, is a well-known professional genealogist who has taught family historians around the world for more than thirty years. He worked for many years as an instructor with the Boston University Online Genealogy Study Programs and at the New England Historic Genealogical Society. He has authored many articles for genealogical journals and popular magazines and is author of the chapter “Crafting Family Histories” in Professional Genealogy: Preparation, Practice, and Standards. Michael J. Leclerc is the current editor of RI Roots, a quarterly genealogical journal.

Michael is an associate of the Board for Certification of Genealogists. He has served on the board of directors for the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Federation of Genealogical Societies.

You can contact Michael and find out more about his programs and services on his website, The Genealogy Professor: genprof.net. 

This program is sponsored by the Friends of Memorial Hall Library. 

This program will be recorded. The recording will be available to everyone who registers for one month.

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