| Canadian Citizenship Act, 1946 | |
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| Parliament of Canada | |
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| Citation | SC 1946, c. 15 |
| Enacted by | Parliament of Canada |
| Assented to | 27 June 1946 |
| Commenced | 1 January 1947 |
| Repealed | 15 February 1977 |
| Legislative history | |
| Introduced by | Paul Martin, Sr., Secretary of State for Canada |
| First reading | 2 April 1946 |
| Repealed by | |
| Canadian Citizenship Act, 1976 | |
| Status: Repealed | |
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The Canadian Citizenship Act (French: Loi sur la citoyenneté canadienne) was a statute passed by the Parliament of Canada in 1946 which created the legal status of Canadian citizenship. The Act defined who were Canadian citizens, separate and independent from the status of the British subject and repealed earlier Canadian legislation relating to Canadian nationals and citizens as sub-classes of British subject status.[1][2]
The Act came into force on 1 January 1947 and was in force for thirty years, until replaced on 15 February 1977 by a new statute, the Canadian Citizenship Act, 1976,[3] now known as the Citizenship Act.[4]
- ^ "Forging Our Legacy". Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Canadian Citizenship Act and current issues -BP-445E". Government of Canada - Law and Government Division. 2002. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ S.C. 1974-75-76, c. 108
- ^ Canadian Citizenship Act, 1976, R.S.C., 1985, c. C-29