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    Adult Sibling Sponsorship

    If your family in Canada is one or more of the following: spouse common-law partner conjugal partner son or daughter parent grandparent orphaned sibling orphaned nephew or niece orphaned grandchild then the answer is probably no.
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    Latest committee discussions for Bill C-3

    https://www.ourcommons.ca/committees/en/CIMM/StudyActivity?studyActivityId=13138244 The Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration had an open discussion on October 2nd about Bill C-3. For the first half, the committee members questioned Citizenship and Immigration Minister Diab about...
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    Am I a Canadian Citizen?

    Was it not the Conservative PM Stephen Harper's government that created the rule that allowed everyone who used to be Canadian but lost it due to the previous citizenship laws to reclaim, and their foreign-born first-generation children to gain, citizenship automatically... ? :eek:
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    Am I a Canadian Citizen

    As suggested by @armoured, under the 1946 Act, a British subject became Canadian if he/she had lived in Canada for 5 years prior to the commencement of Canadian citizenship, but more specifically under section 9(1)(b) of the Act, it had to be five years immediately before commencement, meaning...
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    Want Indian citizenship for New Born in Canada

    I am not Indian but based on my research on India's current citizenship law and your desire to having your child being able to inherit Indian assets and status, then your only choice might be to have the child be born in India, then to apply for his/her PR when you all return to Canada. If you...
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    Was My Mother Deemed a Citizen in 1947 Under Section 5(1)(b)?

    AI is no substitute for doing your own research; it just looks for clumps of similar words on the internet and throws them together to sound like an intelligent answer ;)
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    Was My Mother Deemed a Citizen in 1947 Under Section 5(1)(b)?

    All of the current Act's sections under paragraph 3 would substitute each possible scenario of acquisition that are listed from the previous acts, so that is what they use today. For example, if someone became a citizen under any section of the 1947 Act at that time and had maintained it by not...
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    Was My Mother Deemed a Citizen in 1947 Under Section 5(1)(b)?

    Citizenship certificates for people born before Canadian citizenship began are dated January 1, 1947 because that is when Canadian citizenship began; prior to that date, there was no Canadian citizenship, only British subject status. Under the 1947 Act, section 4 is for people born before...
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    First vs Second Generation – Mother's 1947 Citizenship Status

    Was your grandfather a Crown servant when your mother was born? If he was, then you would be exempt from the first-generation limit.
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    28 Year Retention Rule

    Did your father have his birth registered with the Canadian government within two years of his birth, as required by the 1947 Act, or during the delayed registration period? If he did, then your first three suppositions are factually correct. The new legislation will address the retention...
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    Proof of Canadian Citizenship CIT 0001 Eligibility Question

    Unless your grandfather was born out of wedlock, your great-grandmother was not allowed to pass on citizenship to your grandfather when he was born because only married men or unmarried women could pass citizenship to their children under the 1947 Act. In the event your grandfather was born out...
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