Talk:Canadian nationality law

message: There seems to be a contradiction in the article regarding the term "Canadian National", as created in the Canadian Nationals Act 1921. In a section near the top of the page it says, "A separate additional status of "Canadian national" was created under the Canadian Nationals Act, 1921, in order that Canada could participate in international forces or military expeditions separately from Britain." However, in a section near the end of the article it says that it gave people the possibility "to renounce their "Canadian citizenship" (renamed Canadian Nationality)". Surely it must be one or the other, so either a separate additional status or a renaming of the original status? I am curious about this Act as it's very short and I would like to know why it was created. Chocoholic2017 (talk) 22:15, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: My apologies for the confusion. Although the actual wording of the 1921 Act is quite puzzling, it is safe to assume that the term "Canadian citizenship" was replaced by "Canadian National" since 1921. Paragraph 1(a) of the 1921 Act stated that the 1910 Act was "heretofore amended" by the 1921 Act, and even though an amended version of the 1910 Act is not found, the two terms were basically interchangeable at that point as wives of British subjects automatically acquired British subject status under the British 1914 Act, while children born to British subject fathers were also British subjects under that Act. IMHO the 1921 Act's intention was merely to provide a path for persons with connections to other parts of the British Empire to voluntarily abandon their Canadian domicile, as it was impossible for a person born in Canada to do so prior to 1921. Persons who renounced their Canadian Nationality would therefore forfeit their right to become a Canadian citizen when it was created in 1947. C-GAUN (talk) 13:34, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: No need to apologise! Many thanks for your reply. Chocoholic2017 (talk) 22:20, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, guess another apology is in order as I have to contradict my previous statements. The 1927 version of Revised Statue of Canada continued to use "Canadian citizen" instead of "Canadian National" in its amended version of Immigration Act 1910, so it is clear that Canadian National is a separate category. Now I am unsure whether the renunciation of Canadian Nationality would lead to the loss of "Canadian citizenship", although it is almost certain that it would lead to the loss Canadian domicile. The 1927 RSC is available online from HeinOnline but is not normally accessible to those without an active university subscription. C-GAUN (talk) 04:14, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: The meaning of "Canadian National" under the 1921 Act

message: Are there any figures on how many people with Canadian citizenship have it removed each year whether through compulsory or voluntary means? Maybe that wouldn't be relevant enough for this article but it would put things in perspective. Chocoholic2017 (talk) 21:20, 8 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Any figures on loss of citizenship?

message: I'm inclined to remove that section entirely, and replace it with a short section on "evolution of Canadian citizenship law" - just point form summary of the legislation leading to the 1947 Act.  This article is about Canada's current nationality law, not the history - there is a very detailed article on that, which this article links to.  I really don't see the relevance of the Statute of Westminster or the Patriation resolution to Canada's current citizenship law, nor the long exposition of colony to nation.  That's what the history article is for.  As I see it, this article is about the current citizenship laws.  Thoughts? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 17:58, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Going once, going twice ... Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 12:13, 24 June 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Boldly gone! No comment since March, so silence is consensus. --Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 15:01, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Removal of section "British Nationality law in Canadian history"