Laws Governing Canadian Nationality
Timeline of Canadian nationality law ↓first Federal Act ↓first use of term "Canadian citizen" ↓Canadian citizenship separated from British nationality ↓standardized to Imperial naturalization criteria ↓extension to Newfoundland ↓dual citizenship loss rules revoked ↓reform of descent rules ↓uniformity of alien property ownership rules ↓P.C. 7138 - war brides provision ↓reform of descent rules ↓reform of adoption rules ↓"Canadian national" as separate status ↓extension to First Nations ↓delayed foreign birth registration revoked Naturalization and Aliens Act, 1881 Immigration Act, 1910 Naturalization Act, 1914 Canadian Nationals Act, 1921 Canadian Citizenship Act, 1946 Canadian Citizenship Act, 1976 | 1867 | 1887 | 1907 | 1927 | 1947 | 1967 | 1987 | 2007 | 2027Read more about this topic: History Of Canadian Nationality Law
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