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[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 11 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (2 children)

I helped my partner apply earlier this year (as the law is still relatively new). As a warning, since then, the costs associated have skyrocketed due to the number of people applying. You better be ready to dig up all the birth/marriage records to prove it. For us, this also required parsing through old Québécois church logbooks written in liturgical French. Wait times have also gone up across the board, the current wait time once you apply is over a year

That said, I did quite enjoy the research and I'm happy to say que mon français est assez bon pour lire un ancien document écrit à main pendant les années 50

Edit: we applied since we already live here

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

What costs? My biggest expense was the $80US for overnight fedex. Add $20 for citizen photos and 1 barely broke a c note.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

We had a lawyer help us with the documentation to make sure it's airtight, but that cost is optional. Other than that we had costs for each record we requested - both in the US and Canada. The cost to request a formal birth record from Quebec alone (via the BANQ) recently went from $30 to over $300

Overall it's nothing crazy as far as immigration is concerned, but it's not nothing

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 hours ago

The cost to request a formal birth record from Quebec alone (via the BANQ) recently went from $30 to over $300

Well shit, glad I got mine in early. I would agree with the sentiment of “costs skyrocketing.”

[–] Dremor@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Pas mal, hein? C'est français.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Oui c'est ça. J'ai décidé tôt que je voudrais apprendre le français pendant mon séjour. J'adore l'apprentissage culturel et je parle déjà une autre langue, l'espagnol. J'ai plusieurs amis québécois qui m'aident et je prends aussi des cours pour adultes maintenant (j'habite en Ontario). Le français est tellement fascinant, je l'apprend depuis 2024 :)

(Veuillez excuser mes torts)

[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 2 points 36 minutes ago (1 children)

Ton français est excellent.

La seule chose pas naturelle est "torts". Ça sonne archaïque ou formel. On dirait plutôt "fautes" dans ce contexte.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 1 points 45 seconds ago

Ah bon! Merci :)