Canadian Citizenship

[reeses16 8]

Hi! Its pretty well known that anyone born in the US is a US citizen. Is the same true in Canada?

Thanks!

[Chica Yeyé 41]

I would think so.- Check www.cic.gc.ca they might have explicit answers there.

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

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Canada is it's own nation, so yes, anyone born in Canada is a Canadian citizen.

[Jeremy + Kristy 0]

It depends, would be the answer. My mother was born in Canada, but since her parents naturalized when my mom was fourteen, she lost her Canadian citizenship.

Also, there was no such thing as "Canadian" citizenship before 1947. And now, since 1977, Canada accepts multiple citizenship.

[SpiritAlight 1]

It depends, would be the answer. My mother was born in Canada, but since her parents naturalized when my mom was fourteen, she lost her Canadian citizenship.

Also, there was no such thing as "Canadian" citizenship before 1947. And now, since 1977, Canada accepts multiple citizenship.

That was most interesting.

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

It depends, would be the answer. My mother was born in Canada, but since her parents naturalized when my mom was fourteen, she lost her Canadian citizenship.

Also, there was no such thing as "Canadian" citizenship before 1947. And now, since 1977, Canada accepts multiple citizenship.

That was most interesting.

Yeah, super informative

[Jeremy + Kristy 0]

It depends, would be the answer. My mother was born in Canada, but since her parents naturalized when my mom was fourteen, she lost her Canadian citizenship.

Also, there was no such thing as "Canadian" citizenship before 1947. And now, since 1977, Canada accepts multiple citizenship.

That was most interesting.

Yeah, super informative

Yes, I'm referencing wikipedia, but the article does cite it's sources. What I wrote I summarized from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_citizenship

The Canadian Citizenship Act of 1946 took effect on 1 January 1947. Prior to that date, Canadians were British subjects and Canada's nationality law closely mirrored that of the United Kingdom. As Canadian independence was obtained incrementally over the course of many years since the formation of the Canadian Confederation in 1867, the Second World War in particular gave rise to a desire amongst Canadians to have their country recognized as a fully-fledged sovereign state with a distinct citizenship[2]. Prior to the conferring of legal status on Canadian citizenship, Canada's naturalization laws consisted of a hodgepodge of confusing Acts [3] which may have provided additional impetus for the creation of Canadian citizenship.

On 1 January 1947, Canadian citizenship was conferred on most British subjects connected with Canada. Subsequently, on 1 April 1949, Canadian nationality law was extended to Newfoundland upon that country's admission to Confederation.

Canadian nationality law was substantially revised on 15 February 1977. Notably, from that date Canada fully accepts multiple citizenship. However those who lost Canadian citizenship before that date did not automatically have it restored.

Birth in Canada

In general, anyone born in Canada from 1947 onwards acquired Canadian citizenship at birth. The only exceptions concern children born to diplomats, where additional requirements apply.

Most persons born in Canada before 1947 acquired Canadian citizenship on 1 January 1947 if still living at that date.

[reeses16 8]

Wow! Thanks for all of the replies. Its pretty interesting to learn that Canadian citizenship is only 60 years old.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Wow! Thanks for all of the replies. Its pretty interesting to learn that Canadian citizenship is only 60 years old.

You didn't know that? Before that, Canadian citizens were British subjects... if memory serves me right. If not, my fellow Canucks can insult me.

[reeses16 8]

Len and Bren,

Yeah, I knew Canada was under British Rule. But I didn't know when it ended. I'm sure I learned that in middle school or something, but it just didn't have that staying power.

You know, I'm only 26 but I'm continually amazed at how recently some history changing things have occured. I mean instituionalized segregation was a reality for my parents, but I never knew that. My cousins have always had computers at school and in their homes. I remember how exicted my friends and I were to play Oregon trail on the green screen Macs. Oh...and I tought I was sooo cool when we got a dot matrix printer at home. lol.