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Citizenship Sector [textual record, moving images, sound recording]

Hierarchical level:

Series

Date:

1857-1984.

Reference:

R174-46-8-E, RG6-F

Type of material:

Textual material, Moving images, Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

133465

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Department of the Secretary of State of Canada fonds

Citizenship Sector
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Series includes:

4 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1857-1984.

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Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

43.12 m of textual records
17 videocassettes (ca. 9 h, 24 min)
20 film reels (ca. 11 h, 18 min)
1 audio cassette (ca. 1 h)
1 filmstrip

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, French

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Department of the Secretary of State [graphic material]

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Series consists of records related generally to the functions of citizenship registration, naturalization, citizens' participation, and multiculturalism. The series contains four sub-series: the Citizenship Registration Branch sub-series; the Multicultural Directorate sub-series; the Citizenship registration records from the Montreal Circuit Court sub-series; and the Registry files sub-series.

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Canada. Dept. of the Secretary of State. Citizenship Sector

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Canada. Dept. of the Secretary of State. Citizenship Sector : By the Naturalization and Aliens Act of 1881 (44 Vic., c. 13), the Secretary of State was empowered to issue naturalization certificates to government employees. All other requests for naturalization were handled by provincial courts. The Act was amended in 1902 (2 Ed. VIII, c. 23) and, for the first time, court clerks were required to make returns twice a year to the Secretary of State of all certificates granted by them. The Naturalization Branch in the Secretary of State's office was established accordingly. A new Act, passed in 1914 (4-5 Geo. V, c. 44), gave full responsibility for the issuance of naturalization certificates to this department. The name was changed from Naturalization Branch to Citizenship Registration in 1946 and four years later, with the creation of the Department of Citizenship and Immigration (13 Geo. VI, c. 16), the Secretary of State relinquished responsibilities in this area, only to resume them in 1966 during a major government reorganization (14-15 Eliz. II, c. 25).

Overall, the Citizenship Sector registers citizenship, and promotes and assists the development of effective Canadian citizenship by encouraging Canadians to exercise their rights as citizens and by improving the opportunities for people in Canada to share traditions and cultural heritages. Note that the citizenship registration / naturalization function of the Secretary of State should not be confused with the general citizenship function represented administratively by the Citizenship Branch. The Citizenship Branch originated as the Nationalities Branch of the Department of National War Services in 1942. The Branch remained with National War Services until 1945, when control of it was transferred to the Secretary of State.

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Accruals:

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Source:

Government

Related control no.:

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1961-065 PIC
1983-84/154 GAD
2004-00609-9
90-085 OFRC
97/032
OFRC#76-169 OFRC
R174
RG97

Former archival reference no.:

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RG6-F
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Textual records

[Consultation32 Restricted by law]

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[Consultation90 Open]

Moving images (video)

[Consultation90 Open]

Sound recordings

[Consultation90 Open]

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