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CP 14 APPENDICES

APP

END

IX A

Acq

uisi

tion

of B

ritis

h su

bjec

t sta

tus

and

Can

adia

n ci

tizen

ship

, May

22,

186

8 to

pre

sent

Nat

ural

izat

ion

Act

M

ay 2

2, 1

868

Impe

rial A

ctJa

nuar

y 1,

191

5

Am

endm

ents

, Im

peria

l Act

Janu

ary

15, 1

932

Can

adia

n C

itize

n-sh

ip A

ct,

Janu

ary

1, 1

947

Citi

zens

hip

Act

Febr

uary

15,

197

7

Adu

ltM

enR

espo

nsib

le fo

r his

ow

n ac

tions

Sing

le

wom

enR

espo

nsib

le fo

r her

ow

n ac

tions

Mar

ried

w

omen

Upo

n an

d D

urin

g M

arria

geU

pon

Mar

riage

Res

pons

ible

for h

er a

ctio

ns

•be

com

es a

Brit

ish

Subj

ect i

f her

hus

band

is, o

r bec

omes

a B

ritis

h Su

bjec

t•

beco

mes

a

Briti

sh S

ubje

ct if

he

r hus

band

is a

Br

itish

Sub

ject

•be

com

es a

n al

ien

if he

r hus

band

is o

r bec

omes

an

alie

n•

beco

mes

an

alie

n on

ly if

she

au

tom

atic

ally

ac

quire

s he

r hu

sban

d’s

natio

nalit

y

•(th

e w

ife o

f a B

ritis

h Su

bjec

t is

a Br

itish

Sub

ject

; the

wife

of a

n al

ien

is a

n al

ien)

D

urin

g M

arria

ge

•if

her h

usba

nd

beco

mes

a

Briti

sh S

ubje

ct,

she

mus

t app

ly

for B

ritis

h Su

bjec

t sta

tus

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•if

her h

usba

nd

beco

mes

an

alie

n, s

he

ceas

es to

be

a Br

itish

Sub

ject

if

she

auto

mat

i-ca

lly a

cqui

res

her h

usba

nd’s

ne

w n

atio

nalit

y

Min

ors

Auto

mat

ical

ly d

eem

ed to

be

incl

uded

on

the

resp

onsi

ble

pare

nt’s

cer

tific

ate

if th

e m

inor

w

as in

Can

ada

befo

re J

anua

ry 1

, 191

5 an

d ha

d liv

ed w

ith th

e na

tura

l par

ent.

The

min

or’s

na

me

did

not a

ctua

lly a

ppea

r on

the

certi

fi-ca

te.

Auto

mat

ical

ly

incl

uded

on

the

resp

onsi

ble

pare

nt’s

na

tura

lizat

ion

certi

fi-ca

te, i

f the

min

or w

as

livin

g w

ith th

at p

aren

t at

the

time

of a

pplic

a-tio

n. T

he m

inor

’s

nam

e co

uld

be

adde

d to

that

pa

rent

’s c

ertif

icat

e at

a

late

r dat

e.

•th

e re

spon

sibl

e pa

rent

may

app

ly

for t

he m

inor

•ei

ther

par

ent

may

app

ly fo

r th

e m

inor

•ei

ther

par

ent

may

app

ly fo

r th

e m

inor

•th

e m

inor

ceas

es

to b

e a

Can

adia

n ci

tizen

if th

e re

spon

sibl

e pa

rent

is n

atur

al-

ized

in a

noth

er

coun

try a

nd if

the

min

or is

nat

ural

-iz

ed in

ano

ther

co

untry

at t

he

sam

e tim

e as

the

resp

onsi

ble

pare

nt

•no

loss

of C

ana-

dian

citi

zens

hip

•no

loss

of

Can

adia

n ci

ti-ze

nshi

p

Nat

ural

izat

ion

Act

M

ay 2

2, 1

868

Impe

rial A

ctJa

nuar

y 1,

191

5

Am

endm

ents

, Im

peria

l Act

Janu

ary

15, 1

932

Can

adia

n C

itize

n-sh

ip A

ct,

Janu

ary

1, 1

947

Citi

zens

hip

Act

Febr

uary

15,

197

7

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The

min

or c

ease

d to

be

a Br

itish

Sub

ject

at t

he s

ame

time

as th

e re

spon

sibl

e pa

rent

onl

y if

the

min

or b

ecam

e su

ch a

ci

tizen

at t

he s

ame

time

as th

e re

spon

sibl

e pa

rent

.

Age

of

maj

ority

2118

Dis

abili

tyM

arrie

d w

omen

, min

ors,

luna

tics,

idio

ts (l

angu

age

used

in A

cts)

Min

ors,

luna

tics,

id

iots

(lan

guag

e

used

in A

ct)

Min

ors,

men

tally

ch

alle

nged

Der

iva-

tive

clai

m

Bor

n in

wed

lock

Bor

n in

wed

lock

Born

in w

edlo

ck -

fath

erBo

rn in

wed

lock

-ei

ther

par

ent

•th

roug

h fa

ther

onl

y. P

lura

l ge

nera

tion

born

abr

oad.

•th

roug

h fa

ther

onl

y. F

irst g

ener

atio

n ab

road

onl

y.Bo

rn o

ut o

f wed

lock

- m

othe

rBo

rn o

ut o

f w

edlo

ck -

eith

er

pare

nt

Bor

n ou

t of w

edlo

ck

no c

laim

, but

min

or m

ay b

e a

Briti

sh S

ubje

ct if

bor

n on

Brit

ish

soil

Res

pon-

sibl

e pa

rent

•th

e fa

ther

, if b

orn

in w

edlo

ckFa

ther

, if b

orn

in

wed

lock

Not

def

ined

(n

o lo

ss)

•th

e m

othe

r, if

born

out

of w

edlo

ckM

othe

r, if

born

out

of

wed

lock

•th

e m

othe

r, if

a w

idow

or a

div

orce

e w

ith c

usto

dyM

othe

r, if

she

has

child

’s c

usto

dy b

y or

der o

f a c

ourt

of

com

pete

nt ju

risdi

c-tio

n

Nat

ural

izat

ion

Act

M

ay 2

2, 1

868

Impe

rial A

ctJa

nuar

y 1,

191

5

Am

endm

ents

, Im

peria

l Act

Janu

ary

15, 1

932

Can

adia

n C

itize

n-sh

ip A

ct,

Janu

ary

1, 1

947

Citi

zens

hip

Act

Febr

uary

15,

197

7

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Dip

lo-

mat

icN

one.

If c

hild

is b

orn

in C

anad

a, c

hild

is a

Brit

ish

Subj

ect

Yes

- alie

n; N

o -

Briti

shYe

s - a

lien

or

Briti

sh

Res

i-de

nce

May

22,

186

8 to

May

4, 1

910

Janu

ary

1, 1

915

to J

une

6, 1

919

Janu

ary

1, 1

947

to

Febr

uary

14,

197

7Fe

brua

ry 1

5, 1

977

to p

rese

nt

•tw

o ye

ars,

no

Perm

anen

t Res

iden

ce

Stat

us•

thre

e ye

ars

with

Per

man

ent R

esid

ence

St

atus

•fiv

e ye

ars

with

Pe

rman

ent

Res

iden

ce

Stat

us

•th

ree

year

s w

ith P

erm

a-ne

nt R

esi-

denc

e St

atus

May

5, 1

910

to

Dec

embe

r 31,

191

4Ju

ne 7

, 191

9 to

Dec

embe

r 31,

194

6

•th

ree

year

s w

ith P

erm

anen

t Res

iden

ce

Stat

usfiv

e ye

ars

with

Per

man

ent R

esid

ence

Sta

tus

Nat

ural

izat

ion

Act

M

ay 2

2, 1

868

Impe

rial A

ctJa

nuar

y 1,

191

5

Am

endm

ents

, Im

peria

l Act

Janu

ary

15, 1

932

Can

adia

n C

itize

n-sh

ip A

ct,

Janu

ary

1, 1

947

Citi

zens

hip

Act

Febr

uary

15,

197

7

07-19994

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APP

END

IX B

Com

paris

on o

f Can

adia

n C

itize

nshi

p A

ct, J

an. 1

, 194

7 an

d C

itize

nshi

p A

ct, F

eb. 1

5, 1

977

Can

adia

n C

itize

nshi

p A

ct, J

anua

ry 1

, 194

7C

itize

nshi

p A

ct, F

ebru

ary

15, 1

977

Maj

or d

iffer

ence

s•

priv

ilege

of c

itize

nshi

p ac

cord

s•

all a

pplic

ants

trea

ted

equa

lly

•M

inis

ter h

ad fu

ll di

scre

tion

to g

rant

citi

zens

hip

whe

ther

or

not a

pplic

ant m

et c

ondi

tions

•al

l who

mee

t the

requ

irem

ents

hav

e th

e rig

ht to

be

gran

ted

citiz

ensh

ip

•m

any

prov

isio

ns fo

r los

s of

citi

zens

hip

•re

cogn

izes

dua

l citi

zens

hip

•au

tom

atic

loss

of c

itize

nshi

p no

long

er e

xist

s, e

xcep

t for

se

ctio

n 8

Age

of

maj

ority

2118

Res

iden

ceLa

nded

Imm

igra

nt w

ith fi

ve y

ears

in C

anad

aLa

nded

Imm

igra

nt w

ith th

ree

year

s in

Can

ada

Ethn

ic

orig

ins

Briti

sh S

ubje

cts

did

not n

eed

inte

rvie

w o

r cou

rt ce

rem

ony

for

oath

All a

pplic

ants

mus

t be

asse

ssed

and

atte

nd c

ourt

cere

mon

y fo

r oa

th

Sex

disc

rimin

atio

n•

wom

en m

arrie

d to

Can

adia

n ci

tizen

nee

d on

ly o

ne y

ear

resi

denc

e an

d ca

n ap

ply

befo

re 2

1 ye

ars

old

•al

l app

lican

ts m

ust h

ave

thre

e ye

ar’s

resi

denc

e

•re

spon

sibl

e pa

rent

onl

y m

ay a

pply

on

min

or’s

beh

alf

•ei

ther

par

ent m

ay a

pply

on

min

or’s

beh

alf

•ch

ild b

orn

abro

ad d

eriv

ed c

itize

nshi

p fro

m fa

ther

if b

orn

in

wed

lock

, fro

m m

othe

r if b

orn

out o

f wed

lock

•ch

ild b

orn

abro

ad d

eriv

es c

itize

nshi

p fro

m e

ither

the

citiz

en

fath

er o

r mot

her

•ch

ildre

n bo

rn in

wed

lock

to a

non

-citi

zen

fath

er a

nd a

ci

tizen

mot

her c

ould

not

cla

im c

itize

nshi

p•

child

bor

n in

wed

lock

to a

non

-citi

zen

fath

er a

nd a

citi

zen

mot

her m

ay a

pply

for t

he g

rant

of c

itize

nshi

p; L

ande

d Im

mi-

gran

t sta

tus

and

resi

denc

e no

t req

uire

d

•w

omen

who

lost

Brit

ish

Subj

ect s

tatu

s by

mar

riage

or

thro

ugh

husb

and’

s fo

reig

n na

tura

lizat

ion

befo

re 1

947

mus

t m

ake

appl

icat

ion

and

take

the

oath

•w

omen

who

lost

Brit

ish

Subj

ect s

tatu

s by

mar

riage

or

thro

ugh

husb

and’

s fo

reig

n na

tura

lizat

ion

befo

re 1

947

auto

-m

atic

ally

acq

uire

Can

adia

n ci

tizen

ship

upo

n w

ritte

n no

tice

to M

inis

ter a

nd p

roof

of t

heir

form

er s

tatu

s

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Oth

er d

iffer

ence

s•

only

app

lican

t has

righ

t to

appe

al d

ecis

ion

•M

inis

ter a

nd a

pplic

ant h

ave

right

to a

ppea

l dec

isio

n

•if

non-

appr

oved

, can

re-a

pply

afte

r tw

o ye

ars

•ap

plic

ant c

an re

-app

ly a

t any

tim

e

•be

of g

ood

char

acte

r•

indi

ctab

le o

ffens

es b

ar to

gra

nt

•no

n-Br

itish

dip

lom

ats

•an

y di

plom

ats

•th

ree-

mon

th p

ostin

g pe

riod

•po

stin

g el

imin

ated

•La

nded

Imm

igra

nt s

tatu

s no

t req

uire

d fo

r res

umpt

ion,

but

re

side

nce

requ

ired

•La

nded

Imm

igra

nt s

tatu

s an

d on

e ye

ar re

side

nce

requ

ired

for r

esum

ptio

n

•Ac

t ref

ers

to c

ourt’

s re

spon

sibi

litie

s (p

resi

ding

offi

cer)

•Ac

t def

ines

“citi

zens

hip

offic

er” a

nd s

peci

fies

dutie

s

•te

rm “B

ritis

h Su

bjec

t” us

ed•

term

“citi

zen

of th

e C

omm

onw

ealth

” use

d

Can

adia

n C

itize

nshi

p A

ct, J

anua

ry 1

, 194

7C

itize

nshi

p A

ct, F

ebru

ary

15, 1

977

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APP

END

IX C

Aut

omat

ic L

oss

of C

itize

nshi

p, C

anad

ian

Citi

zens

hip

Act

, Ja

nuar

y 1

, 194

7

Not

e: F

orm

al re

voca

tion

and

renu

ncia

tion

are

not a

utom

atic

loss

Sect

ion

Prov

isio

nsN

otes

4(2)

Cea

ses

to b

e a

citiz

en th

e da

y af

ter 2

4th

birth

day

if he

or s

he d

oes

not:

•on

ly a

pplie

s to

thos

e w

ho fi

t 4(1

)(b) a

nd w

ere

min

ors

on J

anua

ry

1, 1

947

•ha

ve p

lace

of d

omic

ile in

Can

ada

on J

anua

ry 1

, 195

4 or

24t

h bi

rthda

y, w

hich

ever

is la

ter

•ca

nnot

cea

se u

nder

4(2

) if a

lread

y ce

ased

to b

e a

citiz

en u

nder

an

othe

r sec

tion

OR

•if

appl

ican

t was

und

er 2

1 on

Jan

uary

1, 1

947,

it is

impo

rtant

that

th

e ap

plic

atio

n cl

early

sho

ws

plac

e of

dom

icile

on

Janu

ary

1,

1954

or t

he d

ay a

fter 2

4th

birth

day,

whi

chev

er is

late

r

•fil

e a

Dec

lara

tion

of R

eten

tion

betw

een

21st

and

24t

h bi

rthda

y

4(2)

C

heck

list

1. D

oes

appl

ican

t hav

e cl

aim

und

er 4

(1)(b

)?

2. W

as a

pplic

ant u

nder

21

on J

anua

ry 1

, 194

7?

3. Is

it e

stab

lishe

d th

at a

pplic

ant d

id n

ot fi

le a

Dec

lara

tion

of R

eten

tion

betw

een

the

ages

of 2

1 an

d 24

?

4. Is

it e

stab

lishe

d th

at th

e ap

plic

ant d

id n

ot h

ave

his

or h

er p

lace

of d

omic

ile in

Can

ada

on h

is o

r her

24t

h bi

rthda

y or

on

Janu

ary

1, 1

954,

w

hich

ever

was

the

late

r dat

e?

If th

e an

swer

is Y

ES to

all

the

ques

tions

, the

re is

loss

of c

itize

nshi

p as

of t

he 2

4th

birt

hday

or J

anua

ry 1

, 195

4, w

hich

ever

is th

e la

ter

date

.

5(2)

Cea

ses

to b

e a

citiz

en th

e da

y af

ter 2

4th

birth

day

unle

ss h

e or

she

:•

loss

und

er 5

(2) o

nly

appl

ies

to th

ose

who

wer

e bo

rn b

etw

een

Janu

ary

1, 1

947

and

Febr

uary

14,

197

7

•ha

d pl

ace

of d

omic

ile in

Can

ada

on th

at d

ate

•lo

ss c

ould

not

occ

ur if

birt

h ha

d no

t bee

n re

gist

ered

OR

•if

pers

on h

ad n

ot a

ttain

ed 2

4th

birth

day

on F

ebru

ary

15, 1

977,

th

at p

erso

n co

uld

not c

ease

to b

e a

citiz

en u

nder

5(2

)

betw

een

the

21st

and

24t

h bi

rthda

y fil

ed a

Dec

lara

tion

of R

eten

tion

•ca

nnot

cea

se u

nder

5(2

) if a

lread

y ce

ased

to b

e a

citiz

en u

nder

an

y ot

her s

ectio

n

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5(2)

C

heck

list

1. Is

it e

stab

lishe

d th

at a

pplic

ant h

ad c

laim

to c

itize

nshi

p un

der 5

(1)(b

) and

was

regi

ster

ed a

s a

Can

adia

n ci

tizen

bor

n ab

road

?

2. Is

it e

stab

lishe

d th

at th

e ap

plic

ant d

id n

ot fi

le a

Dec

lara

tion

of R

eten

tion?

3. D

id th

e ap

plic

ant’s

24t

h bi

rthda

y co

me

befo

re F

ebru

ary

15, 1

977?

4. Is

it e

stab

lishe

d th

at th

e ap

plic

ant d

id n

ot h

ave

his

plac

e of

dom

icile

in C

anad

a on

his

or h

er 2

4th

birth

day?

If th

e an

swer

is Y

ES to

all

the

ques

tions

, the

re is

loss

of c

itize

nshi

p as

of t

he 2

4th

birt

hday

.

42(2

)C

ease

s to

be

a ci

tizen

the

day

afte

r 24t

h bi

rthda

y or

on

July

1, 1

968,

un

less

he

or s

he:

•on

ly a

pplie

s to

thos

e w

ho fi

t 40(

1) a

nd w

ho w

ere

min

ors

on

Janu

ary

4, 1

949

•ha

d pl

ace

of d

omic

ile in

Can

ada

on th

at d

ate

•if

appl

ican

t was

und

er 2

1 on

Jul

y 7,

196

8, it

is im

porta

nt th

at th

e ap

plic

atio

n cl

early

refle

cts

plac

e of

dom

icile

on

July

7, 1

968

or o

n th

e da

y af

ter 2

4th

birth

day,

whi

chev

er is

late

r

OR

•ca

nnot

cea

se u

nder

42(

2) if

alre

ady

ceas

ed to

be

a ci

tizen

und

er

any

othe

r sec

tion

•be

twee

n 21

st a

nd 2

4th

birth

day

filed

a D

ecla

ratio

n of

Ret

entio

n

42(2

) C

heck

list

1. Is

it e

stab

lishe

d th

at th

e ap

plic

ant h

ad a

cla

im u

nder

42(

1)?

2. W

as th

e ap

plic

ant u

nder

21

on A

pril

1, 1

949?

3. Is

it e

stab

lishe

d th

at th

e ap

plic

ant d

id n

ot fi

le a

n ap

plic

atio

n fo

r ret

entio

n?

4. Is

it e

stab

lishe

d th

at th

e ap

plic

ant d

id n

ot h

ave

is p

lace

of d

omic

ile in

Can

ada

on h

is 2

4th

birth

day

or o

n Ju

ly 1

, 196

8, w

hich

ever

is th

e la

ter

date

?

If th

e an

swer

is Y

ES to

all

thes

e qu

estio

ns c

itize

nshi

p is

lost

as

of th

e 24

th b

irthd

ay o

r Jul

y 1,

196

8, w

hich

ever

is th

e la

ter d

ate.

Sect

ion

Prov

isio

nsN

otes

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15(1

)C

ease

s to

be

a C

anad

ian

citiz

en if

:•

can

lose

citi

zens

hip

if ac

quire

d Br

itish

nat

iona

lity

•ob

tain

s an

othe

r nat

iona

lity

whi

le o

utsi

de C

anad

a by

any

vol

un-

tary

and

form

al a

ct o

ther

than

mar

riage

•if

acqu

ires

anot

her c

itize

nshi

p w

hile

in C

anad

a do

es n

ot c

ease

to

be a

citi

zen

AND

•is

ove

r 21

AND

•is

not

und

er a

dis

abilit

y

15(1

) C

heck

list

1. Is

it e

stab

lishe

d th

at th

e ap

plic

ant w

as C

anad

ian

whe

n ac

quiri

ng c

itize

nshi

p of

ano

ther

cou

ntry

?

2. D

id th

e ap

plic

ant a

cqui

re th

e ne

w c

itize

nshi

p w

hile

out

side

Can

ada?

3. W

as th

e ap

plic

ant o

ver 2

1?

4. W

as th

e ap

plic

ant m

enta

lly c

ompe

tent

?

5. D

id th

e ap

plic

ant h

ave

to a

pply

for t

he n

ew c

itize

nshi

p?

6. A

re th

ere

docu

men

ts s

how

ing

that

the

appl

ican

t acq

uire

d a

new

citi

zens

hip?

If th

e an

swer

is Y

ES to

all

thes

e qu

estio

ns, C

anad

ian

citiz

ensh

ip w

as lo

st o

n th

e da

te w

hen

citiz

ensh

ip o

f ano

ther

cou

ntry

was

ac

quire

d.

17(1

)C

ease

s to

be

a ci

tizen

if:

•17

(2) s

ays

17(1

) doe

s no

t app

ly if

per

son

beco

mes

a c

itize

n of

an

othe

r cou

ntry

whi

le it

is a

t war

with

Can

ada

•na

tiona

l of a

noth

er c

ount

ry

•se

rves

in th

e ar

med

forc

es o

f tha

t cou

ntry

whi

le it

was

at w

ar w

ith

Can

ada

Sect

ion

Prov

isio

nsN

otes

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16C

ease

s to

be

a ci

tizen

if:

•du

al n

atio

nalit

y co

uld

have

bee

n ob

tain

ed b

y m

arria

ge o

r ow

n ac

quis

ition

whi

le s

till a

min

or

AND

•ap

plic

able

whe

ther

dec

lara

tion

was

mad

e in

or o

ut o

f Can

ada

•m

akes

a D

ecla

ratio

n of

Ren

unci

atio

n•

if pr

oof o

f non

-acq

uisi

tion

is re

quire

d, o

nus

is o

n ap

plic

ant t

o ob

tain

pro

of o

f non

-acq

uisi

tion

AND

•is

a n

atur

al-b

orn

citiz

en

OR

•is

a c

itize

n an

d ob

tain

s an

othe

r nat

iona

lity

by m

arria

ge

AND

•is

ove

r 21

AND

•is

not

und

er a

dis

abilit

y

•ha

s du

al c

itize

nshi

p

16

Che

cklis

t1.

Is it

est

ablis

hed

that

the

appl

ican

t’s o

rigin

al c

laim

was

und

er S

ectio

n 4,

5, 4

0(1)

(a) o

r 42(

1) o

f the

Can

adia

n C

itize

nshi

p Ac

t, 19

47?

(Is th

e ap

plic

ant n

atur

al-b

orn?

)

2. Is

it e

stab

lishe

d th

at th

e ap

plic

ant w

as a

Can

adia

n in

any

man

ner a

nd a

cqui

red

a se

cond

nat

iona

lity

auto

mat

ical

ly b

y m

arria

ge?

3. Is

dua

l nat

iona

lity

esta

blis

hed?

4. H

as th

e ap

plic

ant r

enou

nced

citi

zens

hip?

5. W

as th

e ap

plic

ant 2

1 w

hen

he o

r she

reno

unce

d ci

tizen

ship

?

If th

e an

swer

is Y

ES to

Que

stio

n 1,

or Q

uest

ions

2, 3

, 4, a

nd 5

, Can

adia

n ci

tizen

ship

was

lost

as

of th

e da

te o

f ren

unci

atio

n.

Sect

ion

Prov

isio

nsN

otes

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18(1

)C

ease

s to

be

a ci

tizen

if:

•vi

sits

, fur

loug

hs a

nd s

ojou

rns

to C

anad

a ca

n no

t be

deem

ed to

ha

ve in

terru

pted

the

perio

d of

resi

denc

e ab

road

•liv

ed o

utsi

de o

f Can

ada

for 1

0 co

nsec

utiv

e ye

ars

betw

een

Janu

ary

1, 1

947

and

July

7, 1

967

•tim

e sp

ent a

broa

d be

fore

Jan

uary

1, 1

947

is n

ot c

ount

ed to

war

ds

the

10 y

ears

UN

LESS

•lo

ss p

rovi

sion

was

repe

aled

on

July

7, 1

967

•ex

empt

ed fr

om lo

ss. S

ee s

ubse

ctio

n 18

(2) —

doe

s no

t app

ly

to a

nat

ural

-bor

n C

anad

ian

•a

pers

on, s

uch

as m

inor

s tu

rnin

g 21

or d

ivor

ced

wom

en a

nd

wid

ows,

may

be

exem

pted

for a

per

iod

of ti

me

OR

•fil

ed a

nd o

btai

ned

an e

xten

sion

of c

itize

nshi

p

20(1

)C

ease

s to

be

a ci

tizen

if:

•th

e m

inor

bec

omes

a c

itize

n of

ano

ther

cou

ntry

at t

he s

ame

time

as th

e re

spon

sibl

e pa

rent

. See

def

initi

on o

f res

pons

ible

par

ent

•re

spon

sibl

e pa

rent

mus

t alre

ady

be a

citi

zen

in o

rder

to lo

se

unde

r Sec

tion

15 o

r Sec

tion

16

•th

e m

inor

’s re

spon

sibl

e pa

rent

cea

sed

to b

e a

citiz

en u

nder

Se

ctio

n 15

or S

ectio

n 16

•m

inor

doe

s no

t hav

e to

resi

de w

ith th

e re

spon

sibl

e pa

rent

to

ceas

e un

der 2

0(1)

•AN

D E

ITH

ER•

if pr

oof o

f non

-acq

uisi

tion

is a

cqui

red,

onu

s is

on

the

appl

ican

t to

obta

in p

roof

of n

on-a

cqui

sitio

n

•th

e m

inor

is a

lread

y a

dual

citi

zen

OR

Sect

ion

Prov

isio

nsN

otes

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20(1

) C

heck

list

1. Is

it e

stab

lishe

d th

at th

e ap

plic

ant w

as a

Can

adia

n?

2. H

ave

you

esta

blis

hed

who

the

appl

ican

t’s re

spon

sibl

e pa

rent

was

?

3. W

as th

e re

spon

sibl

e pa

rent

a C

anad

ian?

4. D

id th

e re

spon

sibl

e pa

rent

cea

se to

be

a C

anad

ian

unde

r Sec

tions

15,

or 1

6, o

r 17?

5. W

as th

e ap

plic

ant u

nder

21

whe

n th

e re

spon

sibl

e pa

rent

cea

sed

to b

e a

Can

adia

n?

6. a

) Was

the

appl

ican

t a d

ual n

atio

nal b

efor

e th

e re

spon

sibl

e pa

rent

cea

sed?

OR b)

Did

the

appl

ican

t acq

uire

the

new

citi

zens

hip

at th

e sa

me

time

as th

e re

spon

sibl

e pa

rent

?

If th

e an

swer

is Y

ES to

Que

stio

ns 1

, 2, 3

, 4, 5

, and

6 A

OR

6 B

, the

app

lican

t cea

sed

to b

e a

Can

adia

n on

the

day

the

pare

nt c

ease

d to

be

a C

anad

ian.

Sect

ion

Prov

isio

nsN

otes

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APP

END

IX D

Aut

omat

ic L

oss

of C

itize

nshi

p, C

itize

nshi

p A

ct, F

ebru

ary

15, 1

977

Sect

ion

Prov

isio

nsN

otes

8 (fo

rmer

ly 7

)C

ease

s to

be

a ci

tizen

on

28th

birt

hday

unl

ess

appl

ican

t:OR

•on

ly a

pplie

s to

thos

e w

ho fi

t 3(1

)(b) S

ee li

st

•fil

es a

pplic

atio

n to

reta

in•

appl

icat

ion

for r

egis

tratio

n an

d re

tent

ion

can

be fi

led

betw

een

first

and

28t

h bi

rthda

y as

lo

ng a

s ap

plic

ant m

eets

the

requ

irem

ents

•re

gist

ers

as a

Can

adia

n ci

tizen

•fro

m 1

977

to 1

996

ther

e ha

ve b

een

only

two

rete

ntio

n ap

plic

atio

ns

AND

EIT

HER

•re

side

s in

Can

ada

for o

ne y

ear i

mm

edia

tely

be

fore

dat

e of

app

licat

ion

OR

•es

tabl

ishe

s su

bsta

ntia

l con

nect

ion

with

C

anad

a. S

ee s

ectio

n 16

, Citi

zens

hip

Reg

u-la

tions

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APP

END

IX E

Aut

omat

ic a

cqui

sitio

n of

citi

zens

hip

othe

r tha

n by

birt

h,

Can

adia

n C

itize

nshi

p A

ct, J

an. 1

, 194

7

Sect

ion

Req

uire

men

tsLo

ssN

otes

9(1)

(a)

•w

as n

atur

aliz

ed in

Can

ada

befo

re

Janu

ary

1, 1

947

15, 1

8(1)

, 20

(1)

•m

ake

sure

app

lican

t did

not

cea

se to

be

a Br

itish

Sub

ject

bef

ore

Janu

ary

1, 1

947

OR

•th

e fo

llow

ing

fit in

9(1

)(a)

•w

as in

clud

ed in

a p

erso

n’s

certi

ficat

e of

na

tura

lizat

ion

-an

adu

lt w

ho w

as n

atur

aliz

ed b

efor

e 19

47

AND

-ch

ildre

n in

clud

ed in

par

ent’s

nat

ural

izat

ion

befo

re 1

915

•w

as n

ot a

n al

ien

on J

anua

ry 1

, 194

7-

child

ren

who

se n

ame

appe

ared

in th

e pa

rent

’s S

erie

s B

certi

ficat

e

-w

omen

who

se n

ame

appe

ared

in th

e Se

ries

A, B

or

E ce

rtific

ate

ifis

sued

bef

ore

Janu

ary

15, 1

932

•th

e fo

llow

ing

do n

ot fi

t in

9(1)

(a)

-m

arrie

d w

omen

who

se h

usba

nd w

as n

atur

aliz

ed b

efor

e 19

15 o

r afte

rJa

nuar

y 15

, 193

2

-a

child

’s n

ame

adde

d in

the

mar

gin

of a

par

ent’s

Ser

ies

A or

B c

ertif

-ic

ate

9(1)

(b)

•ha

d be

en a

dmitt

ed to

Can

ada

as a

La

nded

Imm

igra

nt b

efor

e Ja

nuar

y 1,

19

47

15, 1

8(1)

, 20

(1)

•fiv

e ye

ars

resi

denc

e m

ust b

e be

twee

n Ja

nuar

y 1,

194

2 an

d Ja

nuar

y 1,

19

47

AND

•Im

mig

ratio

n ca

n ru

le if

a p

erso

n st

ill ha

d C

anad

ian

dom

icile

on

Janu

ary

1, 1

947

•ha

d fiv

e ye

ars

of re

side

nce

in C

anad

a be

fore

Jan

uary

1, 1

947

•if

pers

on c

ame

in a

s a

RR

afte

r Jan

uary

1, 1

947,

did

not

hav

e C

anad

ian

dom

icile

on

Janu

ary

1, 1

947

AND

•ca

n de

em L

ande

d Im

mig

rant

und

er a

Sec

tion

39

•w

as a

Brit

ish

Subj

ect o

n Ja

nuar

y 1,

194

7•

did

not n

eed

to b

e a

Briti

sh s

ubje

ct d

urin

g th

e w

hole

five

yea

rs

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CP 14 APPENDICES

9(1)

(c)

•w

as a

Brit

ish

Subj

ect o

n Ja

nuar

y 1,

194

715

, 18(

1),

20(1

)•

20 y

ears

resi

denc

e m

ust b

e be

twee

n Ja

nuar

y 1,

192

7 an

d Ja

nuar

y 1,

19

47

AND

•no

nee

d fo

r Lan

ded

Imm

igra

nt s

tatu

s

•ha

d 20

yea

rs o

f res

iden

ce in

Can

ada

imm

edia

tely

bef

ore

Janu

ary

1, 1

947

•ne

ed n

ot b

e a

Briti

sh s

ubje

ct d

urin

g th

e w

hole

20

year

s

AND

•w

as n

ot u

nder

ord

er o

f dep

orta

tion

9(1)

(d)

•a

wom

an15

, 18(

1),

20(1

)•

mus

t ens

ure

that

wom

an w

as n

ot a

nat

ural

-bor

n C

anad

ian

citiz

en

AND

•no

t res

trict

ed to

war

brid

es

•di

d no

t fit

into

9(1

)(a),

9(1)

(b) o

r 9(1

)(c)

•ne

eded

to b

e a

land

ed Im

mig

rant

on

Janu

ary

1, 1

947

— S

ectio

n 39

cou

ld

appl

y

AND

•di

d no

t nee

d to

be

resi

ding

in C

anad

a on

Jan

uary

1, 1

947

•m

arrie

d a

man

bef

ore

Janu

ary

1, 1

947

who

wou

ld h

ave

been

a C

anad

ian

citiz

en

if th

e C

anad

ian

Citi

zens

hip

Act h

ad b

een

pass

ed im

med

iate

ly b

efor

e th

e w

eddi

ng

AND

•w

as a

Brit

ish

Subj

ect o

n Ja

nuar

y 1,

194

7

AND

•w

as a

Lan

ded

Imm

igra

nt b

efor

e Ja

nuar

y 1,

194

7

Sect

ion

Req

uire

men

tsLo

ssN

otes

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9(3)

•an

Indi

an a

s de

fined

in th

e In

dian

Act

15,

18(1

),

20(1

)•

this

par

agra

ph w

as p

asse

d in

195

6

OR

•di

d no

t nee

d to

be

a Br

itish

sub

ject

•an

Esk

imo

•w

ere

Can

adia

ns o

n Ja

nuar

y 1,

194

7 ev

en th

ough

they

nee

ded

to h

ave

the

10-y

ear r

esid

ence

on

Janu

ary

1, 1

956

AND

•10

yea

rs re

side

nce

did

not h

ave

to b

e co

nsec

utiv

e

•ha

d pl

ace

of d

omic

ile in

Can

ada

on

Janu

ary

1, 1

947

•m

ust h

ave

been

an

Indi

an o

r an

Eski

mo

on J

anua

ry 1

, 194

7

AND

•if

appl

ican

t doe

s no

t hav

e do

cum

enta

ry e

vide

nce

of In

dian

sta

tus,

Syd

ney

Ope

ratio

ns w

ill co

nfirm

whe

ther

app

lican

t’s n

ame

appe

ars

on b

and

list o

r re

cogn

ized

by

Indi

an A

ffairs

, Ind

ian

and

Nor

ther

n Af

fairs

•on

Jan

uary

1, 1

956

had

resi

ded

in

Can

ada

for m

ore

than

10

year

s•

the

Reg

istra

r of V

ital S

tatis

tics

if N

orth

ern

deve

lopm

ent k

eeps

a re

gist

er

of E

skim

os b

orn

anyw

here

in C

anad

a an

d Al

aska

40(1

)(b)

•w

as n

atur

aliz

ed in

New

foun

dlan

d be

fore

Ap

ril 1

, 194

915

, 18

(1),

20

(1)

•m

ake

sure

app

lican

t did

not

cea

se to

be

a Br

itish

sub

ject

bef

ore

April

1,

1949

OR

•th

e fo

llow

ing

fit in

40(

1)(b

)

•w

as in

clud

ed in

a p

erso

n’s

certi

ficat

e of

na

tura

lizat

ion

issu

ed in

New

foun

dlan

d-

a pe

rson

who

was

nat

ural

ized

in N

ewfo

undl

and

befo

re A

pril

1, 1

949,

as a

n ad

ult

AND

-m

inor

incl

uded

on

pare

nt’s

nat

ural

izat

ion

befo

re 1

915

•w

as a

Brit

ish

subj

ect o

n Ap

ril 1

, 194

9-

min

or w

hose

nam

e ap

pear

ed o

n th

e pa

rent

’s S

erie

s B

certi

ficat

e

-w

oman

who

se n

ame

appe

ared

on

husb

and’

s Se

ries

A, B

or E

cer

tif-

icat

e if

issu

ed b

efor

e Ja

nuar

y 15

, 193

2

•th

e fo

llow

ing

do n

ot fi

t in

40(1

)(b)

-m

arrie

d w

oman

who

se h

usba

nd w

as n

atur

aliz

ed b

efor

e 19

15 a

ndaf

ter J

anua

ry 1

5, 1

932

-a

min

or’s

nam

e ad

ded

in th

e m

argi

n of

a p

aren

t’s S

erie

s A

or B

cer

tif-

icat

e

Sect

ion

Req

uire

men

tsLo

ssN

otes

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40(1

)(c)

•ha

d be

en a

dmitt

ed to

Can

ada

or

New

foun

dlan

d as

a L

ande

d Im

mig

rant

be

fore

Apr

il 1,

194

9

15, 1

8(1)

, 20

(1)

•fiv

e ye

ars

resi

denc

e m

ust b

e be

twee

n Ap

ril 1

, 194

4 an

d Ap

ril 1

, 194

9

AND

•Im

mig

ratio

n ca

n ru

le if

a p

erso

n st

ill ha

d N

ewfo

undl

and

dom

icile

on

April

1,

194

9

•ha

d fiv

e ye

ars

of re

side

nce

in N

ewfo

und-

land

imm

edia

tely

bef

ore

April

1, 1

949

•if

pers

on c

ame

in a

s an

RR

afte

r Apr

il 1,

194

9, th

en d

id h

ave

New

foun

d-la

nd d

omic

ile o

n Ap

ril 1

, 194

9

AND

•La

nded

Imm

igra

nt s

tatu

s is

dee

med

und

er S

ectio

n 39

as

ther

e is

no

reco

rd o

f Lan

ded

Imm

igra

nts

for N

ewfo

undl

and

befo

re A

pril

1, 1

949

•w

as a

Brit

ish

subj

ect o

n Ap

ril 1

, 194

9•

did

not n

eed

to b

e a

Briti

sh s

ubje

ct d

urin

g th

e w

hole

five

yea

rs

40(1

)(d)

•w

as a

wom

an15

, 18(

1),

20(1

)•

not r

estri

cted

to w

ar b

rides

AND

•La

nded

Imm

igra

nt s

tatu

s is

dee

med

und

er S

ectio

n 39

as

ther

e is

no

reco

rd o

f Lan

ded

Imm

igra

nts

for N

ewfo

undl

and

befo

re A

pril

1, 1

949

•di

d no

t fit

into

40(

1)(b

) or 4

0(1)

(c)

•di

d no

t nee

d to

be

resi

ding

in N

ewfo

undl

and

on A

pril

1, 1

949

AND

•m

arrie

d a

man

bef

ore

April

1, 1

949

who

w

ould

hav

e be

en a

Can

adia

n ci

tizen

if th

e C

anad

ian

Citi

zens

hip

Act h

ad b

een

pass

ed im

med

iate

ly b

efor

e th

e w

eddi

ng

AND

•w

as a

Brit

ish

subj

ect o

n Ap

ril 1

, 194

9

AND

•w

as a

land

ed Im

mig

rant

bef

ore

April

1, 1

949

Sect

ion

Req

uire

men

tsLo

ssN

otes

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CP 14APPENDICES

APP

END

IX F

Citi

zens

hip

by b

irth

in C

anad

a or

New

foun

dlan

d

Sect

ion

Dat

e of

birt

hPl

ace

of b

irth

Dip

lom

atic

Com

plic

atio

nLo

ssN

otes

4(1)

(a)

Befo

re J

anua

ry 1

, 194

7•

in C

anad

a•

none

15, 1

6,

20(1

)•

was

not

an

alie

n on

Jan

uary

1, 1

947,

ther

e-fo

re w

as s

till a

Brit

ish

subj

ect (

coul

d ha

ve

ceas

ed to

be

a Br

itish

sub

ject

but

hav

e re

sum

ed s

tatu

s in

any

way

, suc

h as

by

mar

riage

or n

atur

aliz

atio

n, b

efor

e Ja

nuar

y 1,

194

7

•on

a C

anad

ian

ship

•on

an

airc

raft

regi

ster

ed

in C

anad

a

5(1)

(a)

On

or a

fter J

anua

ry 1

, 19

47, b

ut b

efor

e Fe

brua

ry 1

5, 1

977

•in

Can

ada

•fo

reig

n di

plo-

mat

s15

, 16,

20

(1)

•su

bjec

t to

subs

ectio

n 5(

3)

•on

a C

anad

ian

ship

•on

an

airc

raft

regi

ster

ed

in C

anad

a

40(1

)(a)

Befo

re A

pril

1, 1

949

•in

New

foun

dlan

d•

none

15, 1

6,

20(1

)•

was

not

an

alie

n on

Jan

uary

1, 1

947,

ther

e-fo

re w

as s

till a

Brit

ish

subj

ect (

coul

d ha

ve

ceas

ed to

be

a Br

itish

sub

ject

but

hav

e re

sum

ed s

tatu

s in

any

way

, suc

h as

by

mar

riage

or n

atur

aliz

atio

n, b

efor

e Ja

nuar

y 1,

194

7

•on

a s

hip

regi

ster

ed in

N

ewfo

undl

and

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3(1)

(a)

On

or a

fter

Febr

uary

15,

197

7•

in C

anad

a•

fore

ign

and

Briti

sh d

iplo

-m

ats

Non

e•

subj

ect t

o su

bsec

tion

3(2)

•on

a C

anad

ian

ship

Doc

umen

tatio

n

•on

an

airc

raft

or a

ir cu

shio

n ve

hicl

e re

gis-

tere

d in

Can

ada

•pr

oof o

f birt

h in

Can

ada

(if b

irth

has

not b

een

regi

ster

ed, l

ate

regi

stra

tion

of b

irth

mus

t be

filed

)

•se

cond

ary

evid

ence

is ra

rely

use

d

•if

para

grap

h 2(

2)(a

) app

lies

and

a bi

rth

certi

ficat

e ca

nnot

be

issu

ed, m

ust o

btai

n co

nfirm

atio

n of

birt

h fro

m T

rans

port

Can

ada

libra

ry

•if

subs

ectio

n 3(

2) a

pplie

s, p

rovi

de fu

ll det

ails

of

par

ent’s

em

ploy

er a

nd im

mig

ratio

n st

atus

at

the

time

of a

pplic

ant’s

birt

h

Sect

ion

Dat

e of

birt

hPl

ace

of b

irth

Dip

lom

atic

Com

plic

atio

nLo

ssN

otes

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CP 14APPENDICES

APP

END

IX G

Citi

zens

hip

by b

irth

abro

ad

Sect

ion

Dat

e of

birt

hLo

ssN

otes

4(1)

(b)

Befo

re

Janu

ary

1, 1

947

4(2)

,15,

6,

20(1

)•

was

not

an

alie

n on

Jan

uary

1, 1

947,

ther

efor

e w

as s

till a

Brit

ish

subj

ect (

coul

d ha

ve c

ease

d to

be

a B

ritis

h su

bjec

t but

hav

e re

sum

ed s

tatu

s in

any

way

, suc

h as

by

mar

riage

or n

atur

aliz

atio

n,

befo

re J

anua

ry 1

, 194

7

•to

fit i

n 4(

1)(b

), m

ust h

ave

been

a m

inor

on

Janu

ary

1, 1

947,

or h

ave

been

adm

itted

to C

anad

a as

a L

ande

d Im

mig

rant

bef

ore

Janu

ary

1, 1

947

•if

not a

Lan

ded

Imm

igra

nt, c

an u

se 3

9(1)

(a)

•ch

ild b

orn

out o

f wed

lock

out

side

the

Com

mon

wea

lth is

an

alie

n

•de

rivat

ive

pare

nt m

ust b

e a

Briti

sh s

ubje

ct a

nd m

eet o

ne o

f 4(1

)(a),

9(1)

(a),

9(1)

(b),

or 9

(1)(c

)

5(1)

(b)

On

or a

fter

Janu

ary

1, 1

947,

but b

efor

e Fe

brua

ry 1

5, 1

977

5(2)

, 15,

16,

20

(1)

•de

rivat

ive

pare

nt m

ust b

e a

Can

adia

n ci

tizen

at t

he ti

me

of b

irth

•is

not

a c

itize

n un

til th

e bi

rth is

regi

ster

ed

•on

ce th

e bi

rth is

regi

ster

ed, c

itize

nshi

p is

con

ferre

d fro

m th

e da

te o

f birt

h

•on

ce th

e bi

rth is

regi

ster

ed, a

pplic

ant i

s su

bjec

t to

loss

und

er 5

(2) u

nles

s bo

rn a

fter F

ebru

ary

15,

1953

•if

birth

has

not

bee

n re

gist

ered

, can

do

a la

te re

gist

ratio

n of

birt

h ab

road

und

er 4

(3),

3(1)

(e)

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CP 14 APPENDICES

42(1

)Be

fore

Ap

ril 1

, 194

942

(2),1

5,16

, 20

(1)

•w

as n

ot a

n al

ien

on J

anua

ry 1

, 194

7, th

eref

ore

was

stil

l a B

ritis

h su

bjec

t (co

uld

have

cea

sed

to

be a

Brit

ish

subj

ect b

ut h

ave

resu

med

sta

tus

in a

ny w

ay, s

uch

as b

y m

arria

ge o

r nat

ural

izat

ion,

be

fore

Jan

uary

1, 1

947

•to

fit i

n 42

(1),

mus

t hav

e be

en a

min

or o

n Ja

nuar

y 1,

194

7, o

r hav

e be

en a

dmitt

ed to

Can

ada

as a

Lan

ded

Imm

igra

nt b

efor

e Ja

nuar

y 1,

194

7

•if

not a

Lan

ded

Imm

igra

nt, c

an u

se 3

9(1)

(a)

•La

nded

Imm

igra

nt s

tatu

s is

dee

med

in n

o re

cord

of L

ande

d Im

mig

rant

sta

tus

in N

ewfo

undl

and

befo

re A

pril

1, 1

949

•ch

ild b

orn

out o

f wed

lock

out

side

the

Com

mon

wea

lth is

an

alie

n

•de

rivat

ive

pare

nt m

ust b

e a

Briti

sh s

ubje

ct a

nd m

eet o

ne o

f 4(1

)(a),

9(1)

(a),

9(1)

(b),

or 9

(1)(c

)

3(1)

(b)

On

or a

fter

Febr

uary

15,

197

78

•de

rivat

ion

may

be

from

eith

er p

aren

t, bu

t not

an

adop

tive

pare

nt (b

ette

r to

esta

blis

h cl

aim

th

roug

h 3(

1)(a

), (c

), or

(d) p

aren

t to

prot

ect f

rom

loss

und

er S

ectio

n 8

•pa

rent

mus

t be

a C

anad

ian

citiz

en a

t the

tim

e of

birt

h

•bi

rth is

not

regi

ster

ed

•if

clai

m th

roug

h fa

ther

and

fath

er’s

nam

e do

es n

ot a

ppea

r on

child

’s b

irth

certi

ficat

e, o

btai

n am

ende

d bi

rth c

ertif

icat

e. If

not

ava

ilabl

e, o

btai

n co

urt o

rder

or o

ther

sat

isfa

ctor

y do

cum

ent

conf

irmin

g pa

tern

ity

•do

n’t

forg

et n

ote

whe

ther

sub

ject

or n

ot s

ubje

ct to

Sec

tion

8

Sect

ion

Dat

e of

birt

hLo

ssN

otes

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CP 14APPENDICES

APP

END

IX H

Japa

nese

Rep

atria

tion

Bac

kgro

und

Wro

ng d

oing

ack

now

ledg

ed b

y g

over

nmen

tR

edre

ss

Dur

ing

the

Seco

nd W

orld

War

peo

ple

of J

apa-

nese

orig

in o

n th

e Pa

cific

coa

st w

ere

perc

eive

d as

a p

ossi

ble

thre

at to

nat

iona

l sec

urity

. Th

ey

wer

e m

oved

from

thei

r hom

es to

inte

rnm

ent

cam

ps o

r oth

er a

reas

in C

anad

a.

On

Sept

embe

r 22,

198

8, th

e Pr

ime

Min

iste

r si

gned

an

agre

emen

t with

the

Nat

iona

l Ass

ocia

-tio

n of

Jap

anes

e C

anad

ians

, ack

now

ledg

ing

wro

ngdo

ing

and

prov

ided

a re

dres

s pa

ckag

e.

Red

ress

incl

udes

citi

zens

hip

•Th

e re

dres

s pa

ckag

e au

thor

ized

spe

cial

gr

ant o

f citi

zens

hip

to p

erso

ns o

f Jap

anes

e an

cest

ry, s

till a

live,

who

wer

e ex

pelle

d fro

m

Can

ada

and

had

thei

r citi

zens

hip

revo

ked

in

the

perio

d fro

m 1

941

to 1

949.

Abou

t 4,0

00 w

ere

even

tual

ly re

patri

ated

to

Japa

n. T

he te

rm "r

epat

riatio

n" w

as u

sed

even

th

ough

mos

t wer

e no

t bor

n in

Jap

an a

nd h

ad

neve

r bee

n th

ere.

Lis

ts w

ere

mai

ntai

ned

of

pers

ons

who

had

con

firm

ed in

writ

ing

thei

r des

ire

to b

e re

patri

ated

to J

apan

. Par

ents

sig

ned

for

thei

r chi

ldre

n 16

yea

rs o

ld a

nd y

oung

er.

Des

cend

ants

elig

ible

•Al

l des

cend

ants

of s

uch

pers

ons

also

wer

e el

igib

le fo

r citi

zens

hip,

as

long

as

they

wer

e liv

ing

on S

epte

mbe

r 22,

198

8, re

gard

less

of

whe

ther

the

pers

on w

ho a

ctua

lly s

uffe

red

is

still

aliv

e.

Thos

e re

patri

ated

incl

uded

Jap

anes

e na

tiona

ls

and

Briti

sh s

ubje

cts

by b

irth

or n

atur

aliz

atio

n. T

he

Ord

er in

Cou

ncil

spec

ified

that

all

pers

ons

repa

t-ria

ting

wou

ld lo

se th

eir s

tatu

s in

Can

ada

beca

use

a re

ques

t for

repa

triat

ion

was

con

side

red

a si

gn o

f di

sloy

alty

. Fe

w w

ere

repa

triat

ed d

urin

g th

e w

ar.

Mos

t wer

e de

porte

d in

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