What do I have to do to immigrate to Canada from Florida?

Question

My mom told me I was a citizen because she was born there and registered me. But can you lose citizenship if you haven't lived there for 20 years? Also, how would my husband be able to move there? He isn't even a citizen of the US. If he's married to me does that make it easier? What do we have to do to be able to move there?

Answer 1

It's called Interstate 95 North.  Not sure about your husband though.

Answer 2

Here you go:

D. Loss and Resumption of Citizenship

The Act provides that a person can lose Canadian citizenship in several ways. People who were born outside Canada after 1977, and who are citizens because one of their parents has Canadian citizenship also on such grounds, lose their citizenship when they turn 28 unless they make an application to retain it, have registered as a citizen, and have either lived in Canada for at least one year prior to the application or can establish that they have a substantial connection to Canada.(31) This is called derivative citizenship.

In its 1994 report, the Standing Committee criticized these derivative citizenship rules and called for citizenship to be restricted to the first generation born abroad.(32) The Committee concluded that affording citizenship to people who have minimal connections to Canada does nothing to enhance the value of Canadian citizenship or build a strong community in this country. The report also noted the difficult administrative and evidentiary issues that can arise with the current provisions.(33)

As noted above, the Governor in Council may make an order that a person ceases to be a citizen where the person obtained citizenship or permanent residence by false representation, fraud, or by knowingly concealing material circumstances.(34) The order can only be made following a report of the Minister; and the Act sets out the procedure the Minister must follow, beginning with notice to the individual. The person may request that the Minister refer the case to the Federal Court, which must agree that the person has obtained citizenship by fraud before the Minister may make the report.(35)

A person may also apply to renounce his or her citizenship under certain circumstances. The person must already be a citizen of another country or about to become one if the renunciation application is accepted. He or she must not be a minor, or the subject of a security declaration or reside in Canada and must not be prevented from understanding the significance of the act by reason of mental disability. The Minister may waive the requirements relating to residence and mental ability on compassionate grounds. A successful application results in a certificate of renunciation.(36)

A person who has ceased to be a citizen may apply to resume his or her citizenship, which the Minister will grant, provided the person is not the subject of a security declaration or an order revoking citizenship on the basis of fraud, is not under a deportation order, and has been a permanent resident in good standing for at least one year prior to the application.(37) The last requirement means that, unless the person is a member of the family class, he or she must pass the points test; this may prove problematic for some applicants.