Written by: French Canadian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: June 30, 2026
Dit Names Explained: The French-Canadian ‘Aliases’
What a dit name is, why French-Canadian families carried two surnames, and how dit names trip up genealogists—plus how to search past them.
Written by: French Canadian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: June 30, 2026
French-Canadian Surnames That Were Anglicized
Many “English” surnames are anglicized French-Canadian names—translated or respelled. Learn how it happened and how to recover your family’s original French name.
Written by: French Canadian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: June 30, 2026
French-Canadian Surname Variants and Spelling Changes
Why French-Canadian surnames appear in so many spellings, how variants differ from dit names and anglicizations, and how to search for every form of your name.
Written by: French Canadian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: June 30, 2026
How to Research the Origin of Your French-Canadian Surname
A step-by-step method to trace your French-Canadian surname back to its immigrant founder and French origin—handling dit names, variants, and Y-DNA along the way.
Written by: French Canadian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: June 30, 2026
Canadian Citizenship by Descent: A Complete 2026 Guide
How Canadian citizenship by descent works after Bill C-3—who may qualify, the Dec 15 2025 dividing line, the certificate process, costs, and the documents you need.
Written by: French Canadian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: June 30, 2026
Am I a Canadian Citizen? How to Check If You Qualify by Descent
A plain-language self-assessment: how to tell whether you may already be a Canadian citizen by descent under Bill C-3, starting from your date of birth and your family line.
Written by: French Canadian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: June 30, 2026
Bill C-3 Explained: The 2025 Changes to Citizenship by Descent
What Bill C-3 changed, how it became law, the new substantial-connection test, and the June 2026 documentary review—a plain-language explainer, not legal advice.
Written by: French Canadian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: June 30, 2026
Lost Canadians Explained: Who They Are and Why It Matters
Who the “Lost Canadians” are, how outdated citizenship laws stranded them, and how Bill C-3 and the June 2026 review brought the term back into the headlines.
Written by: French Canadian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: June 30, 2026
Documents You Need for Canadian Citizenship by Descent
The records you need to prove a Canadian citizenship-by-descent claim—why “source authority” documents matter after June 2026, and how to get certified Québec vital records.
Written by: French Canadian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: June 30, 2026
French Citizenship Through New France Ancestry: Is It Possible?
Can descending from a New France settler make you a French citizen? An honest look at why the answer is almost always no—and what path actually may be open to you.