Canadian nationality law
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Canada's primary law governing nationality is the Citizenship Act, 1976, which commenced in 1977.
Parliament Ottawa
Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King is presented with his citizenship certificate by Chief Justice Thibaudeau Rinfret after becoming the first Canadian citizen in 1947.
The Canadian Citizenship Act was a statute passed by the Parliament of Canada in 1946 which created the legal status of Canadian citizenship. The Act defined who were Canadian citizens, separate and i
Canadian nationality law
…Canadian government to develop a new substantive citizenship status based on a purely Canadian idea of nationhood. This was created with passage of the Canadian Citizenship Act, 1946, which came into force on January 1, 1947. All British subjects who were born, naturalized, or resident for at least five years in Canada automatically…
Centre Block Parliament Hill
First Canadian Citizenship ceremony on 3 January 1947 at the Supreme Court of Canada