Citizenship

1. Citizenship Act and Regulations  (site info) The Citizenship Act of 1977 is the current law defining acquisition and loss of Canadian citizenship. The Regulations specify the legal procedures involved. http://canada.justice.gc.ca/STABLE/EN/Laws/Chap/C/... 2. Government asked to allow "lost children" to claim Canadian citizenship.  (site info) CBC News: Persons who lost their citizenship as children before 1977, when their parents emigrated from Canada and took up citizenship elsewhere, are presenting their case to the Parliamentary Committee. http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/01/28/citizenship03... 3. CIC Canada - Citizenship Services  (site info) Comprehensive official information on acquiring and retaining Canadian citizenship, current and proposed legislation and procedures. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizen/index.html 4. Resumption for people who lost their citizenship as minors  (site info) (CIC Canada | News Release 2003-18) Minister of Citizenship and Immigration announces that persons who lost their Canadian citizens as minors because their parents naturalized elsewhere between 1947-77 will be allowed to become Canadian permanent residents (and, later, citizens) without having to satisfy the normal selection criteria. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/press/03/0318-pre.htm... 5. Citizenship Policy Manual  (site info) This is a manual for use of CIC staff. Contains interpretation of Canadian citizenship law, and explanation of relevant procedures. Chapter 5 explains the department's poolicies on the residence requirement. The charts in Chapter 14, summarizing the current and old citizenship laws (since 1868 to present), are helpful to determine a person's claim to Canadian citizenship. http://www.cic.gc.ca/manuals-guides/english/cp/ind... 1-5 of 14. Next »