Lost Canadians Family Research Request

Lost Canadians Research Request

You May Already Be Canadian. Let’s Find Out.
A recent change to Canadian law (Bill C-3) means many people born abroad to Canadian parents — even across generations — may now be Canadian by birth.

So whether you are looking to understand your family history or prove your Canadian descent, our job is to help you discover if that’s true for you.
How the Process Works
We keep our fees transparent and accessible for all clients:

Step 1: Essential Roots Search — $99

We begin with a focused review of your ancestry to assess if a Canadian ancestor connection is likely and traceable to one direct Canadian.
- We'll generate a written and video report summarizing our findings
- You will own the results in your Ancestry tree and digital copies provided.
- We will make a recommendation on if we believe a Canadian ancestor exists.
If we find an ancestor is a promising lead to being Canadian:
- We will give you action steps to carry the research forward on your own.
- And create an invitiation to sign up for us to do the work for you on Step 2, if you choose.
Step 2: Family Story+ Research Package — $499

If you elect to have us complete the research for this single Canadian ancestor:
- Your initial $99 will be credited toward this package.
- We will continue to a full genealogical report to a single Canadian ancestor, including:
  - A visual family tree of descent
  - Reasonably exhaustive proof of digital (non-certified) primary records
  - When primary records are not availble, derivitive research will be provided with backup documentation
  - All work will be cited
- This source-cited research can be used for your personal records
- We will give action items for you to pursue if it will be in use for a Proof of Citizenship application, for instance:
  - Templates and application instructions and links on how to legally request records as a direct descendant.
  - Templates application instructions on how to legally request Evidence of 'no record' from archives and legal entities.
We work to keep your information safe.

We follow:
- The Canadian PIPEDA standard for handling personal data ethically
- The Board for Certification of Genealogists proof standards for research quality
Your data and your story are private — and important.We never sell or share your information. We only use it to conduct research on your behalf, with care and clarity.
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Client Intake Acknowledgment of Privacy and Consent.
- You are voluntarily providing personal information (“PI”), including information about yourself and, where relevant, your parents or grandparents, for the purposes of genealogical research and documentation. This PI is collected for the sole purpose of preparing a genealogical report in accordance with professional standards (Board for Certification of Genealogists) to assist in documenting Canadian ancestry.
- Your personal information will be handled in compliance with the principles of Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), regardless of the business’s or your geographic location.
- Your data will not be sold or disclosed to third parties, except as necessary to complete genealogical research using databases and public records.
- You have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data at any time.
I acknowledge and consent to the collection and use of my personal information for genealogical research purposes under the terms described.
Genealogical Proof Standards:

Lost Canadians research and work to proof standards per the Board for Certification for Genealogists. While the research is focused on one direct line of research we will still work toward the standard to:
- Reasonably prove exhaustive research has been conducted.
- Ensure each statement of fact has a complete and accurate source citation.
- Demonstrate that evidence is reliable and has been skillfully correlated and interpreted.
- Ensure any contradictory evidence has been resolved.
- Document that the research conclusion has been soundly reasoned and coherently written.
Tell us about your existing research

At Lost Canadians, our research focuses research of on one direct line of descent. We do not accept, nor request legal documentation (birth, death, marriage) for any living person. We do not conduct research on living persons. Our research is solely for your personal genalogical use. Feedback on this form will help us guide you in your genealogy journey, and will be followed by a more formal data collection request after your initial payment.

About You. Tell us about the existing proof of birth, or marriage you can prove for yourself.

Rows	Myself
Birth Certificate / Baptism
Marriage Certificate
Mark here if adopted
No legal records available

If your parent is deceased, tell us about records you have for your parent. Tell us about the existing proof of birth, marriage, and/or death you can prove for your parent in your potential line of descent. Do not submit any of this documentation at this time.

Rows	Parent by Line of Descent
Birth Certificate / Baptism
Marriage Certificate
Death Certificate
Select if adopted
No legal records available
NOT APPLICABLE - PARENT IS LIVING

About your Canadian-ish Grandparent. Thinking of your grandparent most likely to be Canadian, tell me about the existing proof of birth, marriage, and/or death you can prove for your _grand_parents. Do not submit any of this documentation at this time.

Rows	Grandparent by Line of Descent
Birth Certificate / Baptism
Marriage Certificate
Death Certificate
Select if adopted
No legal records available
NOT APPLICABLE - GRANDPARENT IS LIVING

About your Canadian-ish Great Grandparent. Thinking of your great-grandparent most likely to be Canadian, tell me about the existing proof of birth, marriage, and/or death you can prove for your _great_grand_parents. Do not submit any of this documentation at this time.

Rows	Great Grandparent by Line of Descent
Birth Certificate / Baptism
Marriage Certificate
Death Certificate
Select if adopted
No legal records available

I am Canadian Curious. I want to see if I have any Canadian Roots.I want to confirm my Canadian roots. I believe I have a Canadian ancestor.I need to specifically validate the facts about my Canadian ancestry that I know existed.I have specific research that I need validated for resolution and/or organized into a report.

Tell me about your nearest Canadian-born ancestor.

Give me as much detail about your Canadian ancestor as possible, such as:
- Name
- birth date
- date of death
- place of birth
- names of parents
For anyone living, avoid use of their name and use a placeholder title, for instance:
- Living Parent b 1960 in New York to (deceased) John Smith b 1940 in New York to Jack Smith Sr (deceased) b 1920 Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
For anyone deceased, use of their name is helpful, for instance:
- My deceased grandmother Jane Doe b 1920 in NY to Susie and Tom Doe were supposedly Canadian
Share the details of your descent from your nearest Canadian-born deceased ancestor. Give me as much detail about the person as possible. Do not give names of living people at this time, we will only ask those to confirm identity.
Do not provide names of living people at this time. Represent them as "Me" or "Living Parent" or "Living Grandparent". Minimal identify collection will be requested later. But do provide rough dates and locations to the best of your ability here.
For that person, share any identifying family insight to help me verify that I find your correct ancestor. For example, share the name/s of their deceased parents. If you only living descendants are known, share the most limited details of a descendant that will most likely identify your ancestor. A unique identifying connected relative is especially useful if your ancestor's name is "John Smith" or "Marie Tremblay", which are very common names to positively identify.*
Tell us your family story, as much or little as you know.
If you do not have an existing Ancestry(tm) family tree, we will be creating one for you.

If do you have an existing Ancestry(tm) Tree:
1. go to your Tree at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/
2. click on "Invite Tree"
3. click on "Invite People"
4. then create an Invite Link as a "Contributor", leave 'See Living People' off
5. copy link
Paste your copied tree link here
If you do not have an Ancestry tree, just type N/A here.

What's next?
1. Pay your $99 Project fee on the next step to get in the search queue.
2. Look for an email from Steph and team from findyourlostcanadians@gmail.com confirming your order.
3. Answer any clarifying questions we have.
4. Once paid, confirmed and your family details are clarified, our search for your Lost Canadian roots begins.

Our Services

Essential Roots Search

Get the answer you need: do you really have a Canadian ancestor? To-the-point genealogy research limited to proof of existence only and report on findings of likely Canadian descent. If we identify you have a Lost Canadian ancestor, your digital report will include instructions for next steps on how to document your Lost Canadian roots.

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Lost Canadians Research Request

Client Intake Acknowledgment of Privacy and Consent.

Genealogical Proof Standards:

Tell us about your existing research

Tell me about your nearest Canadian-born ancestor.

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