| |
Naturalization
Act
May 22, 1868
|
Imperial
Act
January 1, 1915
|
Amendments,
Imperial Act
January 15, 1932
|
Canadian
Citizenship Act, January 1, 1947
|
Citizenship
Act
February 15, 1977
|
Adult
Men |
Responsible
for his own actions
|
Single
women |
Responsible
for her own actions
|
| Married
women |
Upon
and During Marriage
becomes a
British Subject if her husband is, or becomes a British Subject
becomes an
alien if her husband is or becomes an alien
(the wife
of a British Subject is a British Subject; the wife of an alien
is an alien)
|
Upon
Marriage
becomes a British Subject if her husband is a British Subject
becomes an alien only if she automatically acquires her husband’s
nationality
During
Marriage
if her husband
becomes a British Subject, she must apply for British Subject status
if her husband
becomes an alien, she ceases to be a British Subject if she automatically
acquires her husband’s new nationality
|
Responsible
for her actions |
| Minors |
Automatically
deemed to be included on the responsible parent’s certificate
if the minor was in Canada before January 1, 1915 and had lived with
the natural parent. The minor’s name did not actually appear
on the certificate. |
Automatically
included on the responsible parent’s naturalization certificate,
if the minor was living with that parent at the time of application.
The minor’s name could be added to that parent’s certificate
at a later date. |
the
responsible parent may apply for the minor
the minor
ceases to be a Canadian citizen if the responsible parent is naturalized
in another country and if the minor is naturalized in another country
at the same time as the responsible parent
|
either
parent may apply for the minor
no loss of
Canadian citizenship
|
either
parent may apply for the minor
no loss of
Canadian citizenship
|
| |
The
minor ceased to be a British Subject at the same time as the responsible
parent only if the minor became such a citizen at the same time
as the responsible parent.
|
|
| Age
of majority |
21
|
18
|
| Disability |
Married
women, minors, lunatics, idiots (language used in Acts) |
Minors,
lunatics, idiots (language used in Act) |
Minors,
mentally challenged |
| Derivative
claim |
Born
in wedlock
through father
only.
Plural generation born abroad
|
Born
in wedlock
through
father only.
First generation abroad only
|
Born
in wedlock - father
Born out of wedlock - mother
|
Born in wedlock-either
parent
Born out of wedlock - either parent
|
|
Born
out of wedlock
no claim, but minor may be a British Subject if born on British
soil
|
|
|
Responsible
parent |
the
father, if born in wedlock
the mother, if born out of wedlock
the mother, if a widow or a divorcee with custody
|
Father,
if born in wedlock
Mother, if born out of wedlock
Mother, if she has child’s custody by order of a court of competent
jurisdiction
|
Not
defined (no loss) |
| Diplomatic |
None.
If child is born in Canada, child is a British Subject |
Yes
- alien; No - British |
Yes
- alien or British |
| Yes
- alien or British |
May
22, 1868 to May 4, 1910
two
years, no Permanent Residence Status
May
5, 1910 to December 31, 1914
three years with Permanent Residence Status
|
January
1, 1915 to June 6, 1919
three years with Permanent Residence Status
June
7, 1919 to December 31, 1946
five years with Permanent Residence Status
|
January
1, 1947 to February 14, 1977
five years with Permanent Residence Status
|
February
15, 1977 to present
three years
with Permanent Residence Status
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