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The check and first review are free
You pay nothing to find out whether there is a line worth researching.
Pricing
No price list, because no two family lines cost the same
A parent born in Toronto and a great-grandmother baptized in rural Quebec in 1890 are different amounts of work. So we look first, then quote. Here is how that works, and what you pay to whom.
How pricing works
Four rules we keep to.
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A written quote before any paid work
The quote covers the research and records for your line. You decide with the number in front of you.
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Research first, so you can stop
If the research shows the line doesn't hold, the work stops there. Your agreement sets out what that means for fees.
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The representative's fee is separate
The licensed representative who advises you and files your application has their own agreement with you, and their own fee.
Who you pay
Every payment, and where it goes.
Government fees are set by the government and paid to it. They are the same whether or not you use a paid service.
You can apply for a citizenship certificate yourself and pay only the government fee. Our service is for people who need help finding and documenting the family line.
- Maple Lineage
- By quote
- Lineage research, record retrieval and your evidence file.
- Licensed representative
- By agreement
- Eligibility advice and your application, under a written agreement between you and the representative.
- Government of Canada: citizenship certificate
- $75
- Paid to IRCC with the application. Amount as of October 2026. Official fee information
- Government of Canada: passport
- Official rate
- Paid to the passport program when you apply. Current passport fees
- Registries and archives
- Varies
- Offices charge for certified copies. Your quote states whether these charges are included.
What moves the number
What a quote depends on.
- Generations. How many people stand between you and the Canadian ancestor.
- Age of the records. A 1975 birth certificate is a form to order. An 1880 baptism is a search.
- Where they are held. One provincial office, or several archives and countries.
- Conflicts. Names, dates or places that differ between documents and have to be reconciled.
Questions about cost
Asked before anything else.
How much does it cost?
The eligibility check and the first review are free. If your line looks viable, you receive a written quote for the research and records before any paid work starts. The representative's fee for advice and filing is set out in a separate agreement with them.
Government fees go to the government: $75 for a citizenship certificate at the time of writing.
What if the research shows I don't qualify?
You receive a written summary of what was found and where the line breaks, and the work stops there. How fees for completed research are handled is set out in your agreement before you start.
Do you guarantee citizenship?
No, and nobody honestly can. The decision belongs to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and depends on what the records show. What we commit to is thorough research and a straight answer about what it found.
Start here
Find out where your family line leads.
The check is free and takes about two minutes. If your line doesn't qualify, we'll tell you so.