Before we learned about C-3 we had ice wine in the fridge, Crokinole in the game closet, and a house hippo I made in a pottery class ages ago on display. Poor lil' guy only ended up with one eye.
When digging around my ancestral home in Cacouna, Québec, on Google Earth, I stumbled upon a road with my family surname! It’s clearly related to my family name, as many generations lived there (and still may?) long ago, though the road’s current name was officially recognized in 1980. I suspect it’s always been called that name for many, many decades if not centuries. My surname is two French words that when combined into my family name, lose the “e” on a word that would otherwise be there for the proper adjective use of the word with the feminine noun that it modifies. And, they would typically be two separate words in language use. My surname combines the two words and gets rid of the “e”.
So, on the Québec website that gave some basic information on the road, the “Origins” of the name were listed as basically, “unknown”. But there was as link to provide information to the governmental department in charge of such matters to share with them if it was relevant to the origin of the name.
I wrote them (translated from English to French-Canadian via AI) and gave them the list of my paternal ancestors who lived in that town, as recorded on so many of the documents I gathered for my citizenship certificate.
I received a replay from a historian from the agency. They gave me a link to that road website and indicated that they had changed the “origins” for the road name. And now it lists its name is based on a local family name. Pretty cool. I’m going to take a picture of me standing beneath the road sign when I get there and share it with all my family.
For 35 years, going on a 36th! Idiomatically translated and presented by Québécois voice actors. Their Marge died last year.
Available in Canada on Disney+ - US subscribers, is The Québécois French audio available here?
Hi Friends,
Sorry--this is very long. I'm reaching the end of my rope, but I'm still searching for a path forward. There's a TLDR at the end in case this is too much.
I've been applying for work in Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Quebec for the last five months in the hopes of securing a job before moving this summer. I've had very few bites. Not to toot my own horn, but my resume is pretty solid, and I feel fairly certain that the fact that I'm stateside is a huge deterrent.
If I were independently wealthy, had no kids, or had family or friends in Canada, I'd go immediately and figure out the job later, but none of those situations apply to me. I'd be moving as a single parent with two teenager daughters, and as much as I've tried to save, I'm nowhere near where I need to be.
The only solution I keep returning to is to withdraw money from my 401K and to live off that until I'm gainfully employed. I know that's a nuclear option, but without getting too far into it, our family is part of one of the minority communities most at threat in the U.S. right now, and enough of that has already touched us personally such that we no longer feel safe here (even in our blue city and purple state).
In case it's helpful:
I've been seriously studying French since October I'm at a high beginner/low intermediate range. I can definitely make myself understood but I've got a long way to go still. If we settle in Quebec, my goal is to achieve passable (if not fluent) French as soon as humanly possible.
I have two master's degrees and an excellent work history and references. I've been consistently employed in education (both teaching and admin) in the U.S.
I haven't transferred my U.S. teaching cert to a provincial one yet because it's really expensive and I don't know which province I'll be living in. I have all the documentation and background checks etc. ready to go, but for now, I've been applying to independent schools, universities, and basically any office or community-based job I can find.
TLDR etc.: Can't find a job before moving but must move soon, and with two kids. I don't have a lot of savings.
Has anyone successfully found a job after moving to Canada? How long did it take, and in what field? Are there any other creative solutions out there? Or anyone in the same boat who can commiserate?
Thanks very much in advance!
I'm shepherding 10 family applications through the C-3 process at IRCC. Eventually, some beautiful day, we will get approved. On that glorious day, I'd like to give each of my newly recognized Canadian family members a little gift from Canada. I've been poking around and haven't found the right thing yet. Any ideas? Did you do something similar?
Ages range from 4 seniors, 3 middle age folks, and 3 kids.
We’re going on a road trip to southern Alberta later this month with my family, and I’m so excited to use my shiny new passport.
What Canadian snacks/candies/products should I bring back with me and any must do experiences while I’m up north?
Got my citizenship certificate a couple of weeks ago!
I applied for my SIN online and requested that it be mailed to me (mostly just cause I wanted mail from Canada lol.) What mail service will they use to send it? And, how long until I receive it in the US?
Also, I'm getting through the passport application now. I will be travelling quite a lot the next few months, and I heard that I have to personally sign for the passport with FedEx.
I will be in Delaware in June and July, should I list that as the mailing address if I'm sending my application from Florida in late May? I will be in the UK from September-December and would like my passport before I go.
Thanks and congrats to everyone!!
Next up is applying to Canadian universities to hopefully start in Fall 2027!!
So I've been trying to do my due diligence in regards to applying for proof of citizenship. I've gathered Mine, my brother's, my dad's, my grandfather's, and my great grandfather's (the anchor) birth certificates. I also understand I should create a small family tree linking me to my anchor ancestor and include a cover letter. Other than that, I recently read that I need to pay the fees online and then include the receipt with our applications? Also, where did you guys go for the 2 photos? As I understand it, the dimensions are slightly different than US Passport photos. Do I need anything else? marriage records? various supporting documents? Any and all advice is welcome and appreciated!
Hello! I have found a few Canadian census of one of my family members. But in this particular one there are symbols under "place of birth" I'm unfamiliar with. Google has been no help. This is the only census using this symbol of my family member's.
At first I thought the symbol that resembles a fancy printed captial F must mean "Foreign" or "France", but that doesn't make sense because my family member is Canadian born. It appears that the symbol is not actually an F because the handwriting of the census taker writes Fs very differently.
Anyone seen this before?
EDIT: THE ANSWER HAS BEEN FOUND! Thanks to yellow_hedgehog and hekla7, this link: https://www.prdh.umontreal.ca/census/en/uguide/enum_1852.aspx tells that in the 1852 Canadian census, it was instructed for census takers to use this F symbol to record the person as being "born in Canada to Canadian parents".
Any suggestions for Canadian phone numbers and PO boxes that I could set up during my transition up north?
Trying to establish some "roots" to look better for job search.
What did you use? Any suggestions or tips?
This is a job that was unfamiliar to me, and I found this story about it informative and useful as I learn the system.
It is just my initial version, I include the comparison feature between offers&provinces.
Any feedback is welcome. I will implement what you guys think is important :)
I myself found it funny to have comparison lol
