Canadian Citizenship Act 1946

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Canadian_Citizenship_Act_1946
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Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:affects Canadian citizens
British subjects in Canada
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1946
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_Canada
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce January 1, 1947
gptkbp:historicalSignificance established legal concept of Canadian citizenship
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Canadian Citizenship Act 1946
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:longTitle gptkb:An_Act_to_confer_the_status_of_Canadian_citizenship
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:British_Nationality_Act_1948
gptkbp:providesFor dual citizenship restrictions
acquisition of Canadian citizenship by birth, naturalization, and descent
loss of citizenship under certain conditions
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Citizenship_Act_(1977)
1977
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Canadian_Citizenship_Act
gptkbp:significance first Canadian law to define Canadian citizenship as distinct from British subject status
gptkbp:subject gptkb:citizenship
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_Lyon_Mackenzie_King
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5