Canadians and British Nationality
While Canada created Canadian citizenship on 1 January 1947, the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914 continued to confer British nationality on Canadians until 31 December 1948.
After 1948, Canadian citizens generally lost British nationality unless they had specific ties to the United Kingdom and Colonies. However, in the intervening period some people acquired British nationality based on ties solely with Canada, while not acquiring Canadian citizenship. These included:
- women from outside the Commonwealth who married Canadian men in 1947 and 1948 who did not register as Canadian citizens before 1 January 1949.
- children born outside Canada to Canadian fathers in 1947 and 1948 who were not registered as Canadian citizens before 1 January 1949.
- children born outside Canada to Canadian fathers where the child was born before 1926 (hence aged over 21 on 1 January 1947) and had not been admitted to Canada as a landed immigrant before 1947.
Read more about this topic: History Of Canadian Nationality Law
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