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German Canadians (German: Deutschkanadier or Deutsch-Kanadier, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃkaˌnaːdi̯ɐ]) are Canadian citizens of German ancestry or Germans who emigrated to and reside in Canada. According to the 2016 census , there are 3,322,405 Canadians with full or partial German ancestry.
Canadian nationality law details the conditions by which a person is a national of Canada.The primary law governing these regulations is the Citizenship Act, which came into force on February 15, 1977 and is applicable to all provinces and territories of Canada.
The requirements are to be a current or recently serving (within 6–12 months) member of the UK, Australian, US or Canadian Armed Forces, have been a citizen of either the UK, Australia, US, or Canada for a minimum period of 10 years, or have been living in NZ for a minimum period of 5 years, be eligible for release from current service within ...
Sven Habermann – soccer player, former member of the Canada men's national soccer team, born in West Berlin [28] Hermann Kerckhoff – slalom canoeist born in Berlin [29] Brock Lesnar - American born professional wrestler and former MMA fighter, obtained Canadian citizenship during the 2010s; Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty – professional soccer player
German emigrants to Canada (3 C, 210 P) J. Canadian people of German-Jewish descent (1 C, 34 P) P. ... Pages in category "Canadian people of German descent"
Whereas "Permanent Residence" (PR) is a requirement for Canadian citizenship, temporary residency has little to do with citizenship, in that one cannot go from temporary resident to citizen without first going through another program. More specifically, the classes of Temporary Resident Documents under IMM1442 are as follows:
While Canada created Canadian citizenship on 1 January 1947, the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914 continued to confer British subject status (the only nationality and citizenship status of the United Kingdom and its colonies and dominions before 1949) on Canadians until the British Nationality Act 1948 came into effect on 31 ...
Canadians of convenience" is a pejorative referring to individuals with Canadian citizenship who live permanently outside of Canada without "substantive ties" to Canada. [1] Some definitions use the term to refer to persons who immigrate to Canada, meet the residency requirement to become a naturalized citizen , and then return to live in their ...