My mother was born to a canadian born father during WW2 (1943) and was born in the UK whilst he was stationed at a Canadian airforce base.
She received Canadian citizenship in 1947 when the first citizenship act came in.
I was born in 1967 to an American father but I was born in the UK. My mother still held he Canadian passport at the time. My mother is no longer alive so it's hard to know the exact details of whetherr she was considered born abroad or not.
When I read this:
(http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenshi ... enship.asp)People who did not take the steps necessary to become a citizen and who were born outside Canada on or after January 1, 1947, in the first generation born abroad to a parent who was a Canadian citizen at the time of the birth.
and this:
(http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department ... 12-10b.asp)4. People born abroad to a non-Canadian mother and a Canadian father (unmarried) between 1947 and 1977
Fictional case: Jennifer was born outside Canada in 1972 to a Canadian father and a non-Canadian mother. Her parents never married. Jennifer has always resided outside Canada but spends summers with her paternal grandparents in Canada. Jennifer and her non-Canadian spouse had a son (Edwin) in 1992 outside Canada. They are considering moving to Canada permanently. Jennifer has never taken any steps to acquire Canadian citizenship.
Citizenship status: Jennifer would obtain citizenship back to her date of birth under this bill. Since Jennifer is the first generation born abroad, her son Edwin is a second generation child and so will not obtain citizenship under this bill.
As a citizen, Jennifer can sponsor her spouse and any dependent children to come to Canada under immigration rules.
it seems confusing. It doesn't say whether the first generation born abroad means people born after 1947 or not.
eg. My mother was born abroad but was not a canadian citizen as such because it didn't exist in the same way. She was a Bristish subject so technically because I was the first born abroad after 1947 then would I be entitled to citizenship? In the example above it just says Jennifers parent was a citizen at the time of her birth..not that they were a citizen who were born in canada.
I'm confused.
Kizzy