CH-0158 · RESEARCH DRAFT
Canadian citizenship becomes a distinct legal status
The Canadian Citizenship Act came into force on January 1, 1947, establishing Canadian citizenship as a distinct legal status.
Not publication-ready. The Act was enacted in 1946; eligibility exclusions and later remedies need separate entries. Newfoundland was not yet a Canadian province.
- Historical place
- National
- Present-day context
- Unknown — navigation aid, not historical jurisdiction
- Peoples named in this record
- Further community-specific sourcing required; absence here does not imply absence of Indigenous peoples.
- Review state
- source supported draft — source-supported draft is not independent verification
- Catalogue updated
- French text
- Translation pending; English research text shown.
Map context
Source evidence
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Recognizing 70 years of Canadian citizenship
IRCC · · Review: page opened
Recorded retrieval date: 2026-10-12. This date does not prove a complete document was reviewed.
Official institutional page opened; event remains draft and exact map geometry may be unavailable.