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Canadian citizenship was granted to individuals who: were born or naturalized in Canada but lost British subject status before the 1946 Act came into force, were non-local British subjects ordinarily resident in Canada but did not qualify as Canadian citizens when that status was created, were born outside Canada in the first generation to a ...
Benner v. Canada (Secretary of State), 1997 [117] The Supreme Court ruled that children born of Canadian mothers abroad prior to 15 February 1977 were to be treated the same as those of Canadian fathers (i.e., granted citizenship upon application without the requirements of a security check or Oath of Citizenship). Canada (Attorney General) v.
The Non-Resident Firearm Declaration has a cost of $25. [14] Visitors planning to borrow a firearm in Canada are required to obtain in advance a Temporary Firearms Borrowing License, the cost of which is $30 (Canadian), payable at the border. [1] These forms are required to be signed before a CBSA officer at the border. [1]
Before 1910, immigrants to Canada were referred to as landed immigrant (French: immigrant reçu) for a person who has been admitted to Canada as a non-Canadian citizen.The Immigration Act 1910 introduced the term of "permanent residence," and in 2002 the terminology was officially changed in with the passage of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
Family: persons closely related to one or more Canadian residents who live in Canada. The Family class allows permanent residents or citizens to sponsor a family member's or spouse's entrance into the country. In the case of a same-sex couple, if they are immigrating from a country where they cannot marry, proof of a long-term relationship is ...
Economic impact of Immigration on Canada is a divisive topic. [citation needed] Two main narratives exist on this matter, [citation needed] one is based on an educated prediction that higher immigration rates increases the size of the economy (GDP) for government spending, [18] and the other is based on studies that it decreases living standards (GDP per capita) for the resident population.
Canada imposes a "departure tax" on those who cease to be tax-resident in Canada. The departure tax is a tax on the capital gains which would have arisen if the emigrant had sold assets after leaving Canada ("deemed disposition"), subject to exceptions. [2]
Germany used to actively investigate whether its citizens living abroad had become naturalized when they apply for a passport; for instance in Canada, German passport applicants had to submit a search of citizenship record if they could not show a valid immigration document, such as a Canadian permanent resident card.