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01/01/1947 Canadian citizenship is created

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70th Anniversary of Canadian Citizenship

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Canadian Citizenship : 5 Facts That You Should Know!

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The Canadian Citizenship Ceremony: What you need to know

The Canadian citizenship was created by an Act of the Parliament of Canada, which separated Canadian citizenship from British nationality. It came into effect under the government of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. The Act was an important expression of Canada’s emerging sense of national identity.