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- Under subsection 2 (1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act of Canada (IRPA), “ foreign national means a person who is not a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, and includes a stateless person.”
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Dec 27, 2021 · Under subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act of Canada , “foreign national means a person who is not a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, and includes a stateless person.”
Jun 10, 2024 · A visa-exempt foreign national is a person who is not a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, and who does not normally need a visa to enter Canada.
- Citizen by birth on Canadian soil [paragraph 3(1)(a)] Citizen’s date of birth: on or after February 15, 1977. Paragraph 3(1)(a) sets out that a person is a Canadian citizen if that person is born in Canada.
- Citizen by descent [paragraph 3(1)(b)] Citizen’s date of birth: on or after February 15, 1977. Paragraph 3(1)(b) sets out that a person is a Canadian citizen if that person is born outside Canada to a Canadian parent on or after February 15, 1977.
- Citizen by way of grant (naturalization) or resumption [paragraph 3(1)(c)] Citizen’s date of birth: n/a. Paragraph 3(1)(c) sets out that a person is a Canadian citizen if that person has been granted or resumed citizenship under section 5 or section 11 of the 1977 Act, and, in the case of a person who is 14 years of age or older, taken the Oath of Citizenship, unless the person is deemed never to have been a citizen by way of grant as a result of the 2009 or 2015 legislative amendments pursuant to subsections 3(6), 3(6.1) and 3(6.2) of the Act.
- Direct citizen by way of grant to persons adopted by a Canadian citizen [paragraph 3(1)(c.1)] Citizen’s date of birth: n/a. Paragraph 3(1)(c.1) sets out that a person is a Canadian citizen if that person has been granted citizenship under section 5.1 of the Citizenship Act (i.e., the person was born outside Canada and adopted by a Canadian citizen or a parent who became a Canadian citizen on January 1, 1947 [or April 1, 1949, in the case of Newfoundland and Labrador]), and met the requirements of section 5.1.
Under Section 2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection of Canada (IRPA), "foreign national means a person who is not a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, and includes a stateless person." [ 5 ]
A foreign national who is in Canada legally for a short period. Temporary residents include students, foreign workers and visitors, such as tourists. See temporary resident visa.
In Canada, naturalization refers to the process through which eligible foreign nationals become Canadian citizens, while citizenship refers to the legal status granted to individuals born in Canada or naturalized through the immigration process.
Jul 18, 2023 · A person can be a citizen of both the U.S. and Canada. Proof of Canadian citizenship certificates can be obtained by those born abroad to Canadian citizens, by Canadian citizens living abroad who wish to work in Canada in jobs reserved for those of Canadian nationality, or for children born abroad to Canadian citizens.
