Canadian citizen definition

Canadian citizen means (a) a person who was born in Canada after February 14, 1977; (b) a person who was born outside of Canada after February 14, 1977 and at the time of his or her birth one of his or her parents, other than a parent who adopted him or her, was a Canadian citizen; (c) a person who has been granted or has acquired citizenship and, in the case of a person who is 14 years of age or over on the day that he or she is granted citizenship, he or she has taken the oath of citizenship; (d) a person who was a citizen immediately before February 15, 1977; or (e) a person who was entitled, immediately before February 15, 1977, to become a citizen under paragraph 5(1)(b) or the former Canadian Citizenship Act.
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Canadian citizen means a person who, under the Canadian Citizenship Act (Canada), is a Canadian citizen and includes a British subject;
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Canadian citizen means “Capital Transfer” means “Committee” means
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Examples of Canadian citizen in a sentence

  • The shall deduct the applicable fee for the work permit from the fee payable to a foreign soloist and/or a soloist who is a Canadian citizen residing outside Canada.

  • Employees shall be allowed the necessary time off with pay to attend citizenship court to become a Canadian citizen.


More Definitions of Canadian citizen

Canadian citizen means a person who is a Canadian citizen as defined in the Canadian Citizenship Act (Canada); and
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Canadian citizen means, among others:
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Canadian citizen means a person who is a permanent resident, as defined in the Immigration Act (Canada), or a citizen, within the meaning of the Citizenship Act (Canada) but is not a resident as defined by section 1 of the Act. O. Reg. 665/98, s. 94 (4).
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Related to Canadian citizen

  • Canadian means one of the following: (a) a company or association incorporated or organized under the laws of Canada, or its designated representative(s) irrespective of nationality; (b) an agency of a federal, provincial, or local government in Canada, or its designated representative(s) irrespective of nationality; or (c) a self-representing individual who is a Canadian citizen residing in Canada.

  • Canadian Person means any person who is a national or resident of Canada, any corporation, partnership, or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of Canada or of any political subdivision thereof, or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to Canadian Federal income taxation, regardless of its source (other than any non-Canadian branch of any Canadian Person), and shall include any Canadian branch of a person other than a Canadian Person.

  • Canada means the ten provinces of Canada, the Yukon Territory, the Districts and Islands comprising the Northwest Territories of Canada and Nunavut.