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CANADIAN NATURALIZATION RECORDS Step 1 What Canadian Naturalization Records are available? Step 2 Search Online Canadian Naturalization Records Step 3 What Canadian Naturalization Records have been filmed and where do I find them? Step 4 Search substitute records for Canadian immigration or naturalization year
The Canadian Citizenship Act began on 1 January 1947. From 1763 to that date, people born in the provinces and colonies of British North America were all British subjects. Taking the oath of allegiance meant becoming a British subject. Thus immigrants from Great Britain and the Commonwealth (England, Ireland, Wales or Scotland) did not have to be naturalized.
Lists of immigrants who received Canadian naturalization certificates 1915 - 1932 The Canadian Naturalization database contains references to about 200,000 people who applied for and received status as naturalized Canadians from 1915 to 1932. References located in the databases can be used to request copies of the actual naturalization records, which are held by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
Partial index of naturalizations in the Government newspaper The Canada Gazette. Issues between 1918 and 1938 provide lists of aliens who have been naturalized by the Secretary of State. The newspaper is available at the National Archives of Canada in Ottawa and at some Canadian University Libraries.
This resulted from the compulsory registration of all persons, 16 years of age or older, in the period from 1940 to 1946. This is another way to find an ancestor in that time period. This is a Census Substitute, not a naturalization record but I include it here for those who may find it useful.
To provide third-party information from the National Registration File of 1940 for genealogical purposes, a standard fee of $48.15 ($45 search fee and $3.15 GST) is charged for each search undertaken that is successful in locating the requested record. A cheque or money order made payable to Statistics Canada is required.
The National Registration File includes the following information on an individual: Name, address, age, date of birth, conjugal status, dependents, country of birth (persons registered and parents only), nationality, racial origin, languages, education, general health, class of occupation, occupation or craft, employment status, work experience by type, mechanical or other abilities, latent skills, wartime circumstances, previous military service. An online order form is provided on Statistics Canada website.
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