Sperm Donor Child - Citizenship

Citizenship by Descent

Hi,

I am 26, and was born in the USA to an American mother. My anonymous sperm donor father (California Cryobank) is a naturally born Canadian citizen. I plan on contacting the agency to see if they have any other information they can provide me (generally speaking).

I came across the below note on another post here:

"As a result, Canadian sperm donors, who are not recognized as parents for family law purposes, may convey their citizenship to their genetic offspring."

https://www.canlii.org/en/commentary/doc /2016CanLIIDocs4125?noCache=en#!fragment /zoupio-_TocPage4

Practically speaking, is there any pathway in the absence of establishing contact with the actual father and him agreeing to genetic testing?

Thanks!

Posted Feb 15, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC

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