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  2. Canadian nationality law - Wikipedia

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    Any person born abroad to a Canadian parent in the second or subsequent generations after the 1977 Act came into force but had not yet reached age 28 on 17 April 2009 was able to retain Canadian citizenship without application. However, citizenship has not been transferrable by descent past the first generation born abroad since that date. [66 ...

  3. A step-by-step guide for moving to Canada and becoming a ...

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    The Canadian government has a tool that helps you figure out if you're eligible for citizenship. Becoming a Canadian citizen isn't easy and there are many factors to consider like residency rules.

  4. History of Canadian nationality law - Wikipedia

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    More specifically, a child born abroad to Canadian citizens would obtain "automatic" citizenship whereas a child adopted abroad must gain admission to Canada as permanent residents, as mandated by paragraph 5(2)(a) of the Citizenship Act, which incorporates, by reference, the requirements imposed by the Immigration Act pertaining to permanent ...

  5. Lost Canadians - Wikipedia

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    A second-generation born-abroad Canadian who did not apply to retain citizenship by their 28th birthday; Those whose father naturalized in another country while they were children [9] A woman who married a non-Canadian before 1947; A child of a woman who married a non-Canadian before 1947, regardless of whether that child was born or lived in ...

  6. Immigration to Canada - Wikipedia

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    Canada receives its immigrant population from almost 200 countries. Statistics Canada projects that immigrants will represent between 29.1% and 34.0% of Canada's population in 2041, compared with 23.0% in 2021, [1] while the Canadian population with at least one foreign born parent (first and second generation persons) could rise to between 49.8% and 54.3%, up from 44.0% in 2021.

  7. Birth tourism - Wikipedia

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    Such a child is sometimes called an "anchor baby" if their citizenship is intended to help their parents obtain permanent residency in the country. Other reasons for birth tourism include access to public schooling, healthcare, sponsorship for the parents in the future, [ 2 ] hedge against corruption and political instability in the children ...

  8. Canadian Citizenship Act, 1946 - Wikipedia

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    First Canadian Citizenship ceremony on 3 January 1947 at the Supreme Court of Canada. Canadian citizenship, as a status separate from British nationality, was created by the Canadian Citizenship Act of 1946, which came into effect on 1 January 1947. (Although passed in 1946, it is often referred to as the "1947 Citizenship Act" because it came ...

  9. Oath of Citizenship (Canada) - Wikipedia

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    Prior to 1947, Canadian law continued to refer to Canadian nationals as British subjects, [4] despite the country becoming independent from the United Kingdom in 1931. As the country shared the same person as its sovereign with the other countries of the Commonwealth, people immigrating from those states were not required to recite any oath upon immigration to Canada; those coming from a non ...