Citizenship through grandmother
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OK, so your great-grandfather became a British subject in 1933. Actually, he would have lost his Italian citizenship at that time, but if he didn't tell Italy, I guess they wouldn't have known. As I mentioned, if he was still in Canada in 1947, he would have become a Canadian citizen at that time. Apparently, though, he was back in Italy in 1940, because you say your grandmother was born there. As the child of a British subject, your grandmother was likely a British subject, but, as a woman, she couldn't pass that status on to her children.
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Well, I was specifically talking about British subject status. To say whether your grandmother became a Canadian citizen, it would be necessary to know where your great-grandfather and grandmother were living on January 1, 1947. However, that's correct...it's not likely at all that you would have inherited Canadian citizenship through your grandmother.
In summary, even if your grandmother was a Canadian citizen, the birth of your parent (if born abroad between 1947 and 1977) would have had to be registered for your parent to become a Canadian citizen. However, it could not have been registered, because only men could pass on citizenship at that time (unless the child was born out of wedlock). So, if your parent was born in wedlock before 1977, there is no chance that you inherited Canadian citizenship.
The way to find out for sure is to apply for proof of citizenship:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/proof-citizenship/apply.html
The cost is $75. You can also apply for a search of citizenship records at the same time:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/application-search-citizenship-records.html
If you do it that way, there will be no extra charge for the search.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/proof-citizenship/apply.html
The cost is $75. You can also apply for a search of citizenship records at the same time:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/application-search-citizenship-records.html
If you do it that way, there will be no extra charge for the search.