We got our kids their Euro citizenship/passports in case they ever want to live or go to school there. Sure it doesn't provide a huge incentive now, but the process takes a long time (over a year of back and forth), and who knows what the rules will be later. In some ways, it also helps them connect a bit to their heritage.
Having a second passport/citizenship in hand can also act as a bit of an insurance policy in case #### hits the fan in your country of residence. Sure the chances of that in Canada are low...but hey, the world is in a funny place these days. I'd rather have that second passport handy now, instead of scrambling later (when everyone else would be too).
Alternatively, we could've got our kids American citizenship (my wife is American) but we're not going to touch that unless it's necessary. The American system is pretty heavy-handed, and once you're in the system, you're in the system for life no matter where you live.
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