ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, skˈeɪd mˈuːvd tə væŋkˈuːvɚ, bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kəlˈʌmbiə, wˌɛɹ hiː mˈɛt lˈɔɪɚ mænwˈɛl eɪzvˈiːdoʊ ænd bɪɡˈæn lˈɑːbɪɪŋ təbi ɡɹˈæntᵻd kɐnˈeɪdiən sˈɪɾɪzənʃˌɪp ænd ɐ kɐnˈeɪdiən bˈɜːθ sɚtˈɪfɪkət, ɑːstˈɛnsᵻbli sˌoʊ ðæt hiː kʊd tɹˈævəl ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə dɪskˈʌvɚ hɪz tɹˈuː aɪdˈɛntᵻɾi.
In November 2000, Skeid moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, where he met lawyer Manuel Azevedo and began lobbying to be granted Canadian citizenship and a Canadian birth certificate, ostensibly so that he could travel in order to discover his true identity.