Immigration to Canada | Citizenship | Citizens Born Abroad
People born outside of Canada to a Canadian parent may be eligible to apply for Canadian citizenship.
You are considered eligible if you were:
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born outside Canada (after December 31, 1946 and before February 15, 1977) in wedlock to a Canadian father and your birth was never registered with the Registrar of Canadian Citizenship;
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born outside Canada (after December 31, 1946 and before February 15, 1977) out of wedlock to a Canadian mother and your birth was never registered with the Registrar of Canadian Citizenship;
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born outside Canada (after December 31, 1946 and before February 15, 1977) in wedlock to a Canadian mother and a father who was not a Canadian citizen at the time of your birth.
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