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Until 1947, British immigrants from England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland automatically became citizens of Canada. They did not need naturalization. Non-British immigrants, however, were required to make oaths of allegiance before receiving land grants. The oaths and petitions for citizenship for 1817-1846 are in files at the Provincial Archives. | Until 1947, British immigrants from England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland automatically became citizens of Canada. They did not need naturalization. Non-British immigrants, however, were required to make oaths of allegiance before receiving land grants. The oaths and petitions for citizenship for 1817-1846 are in files at the Provincial Archives. | ||
Records created after 1917 are more detailed than earlier records and are found at: | Records created after 1917 are more detailed than earlier records and are found at: | ||
:Department of Citizenship and Immigration<br>Public Rights Administration<br>300 Slate Street, 3rd floor, Section D<br>Ottawa, ON K1A 1L1<br>CANADA | :Department of Citizenship and Immigration<br>Public Rights Administration<br>300 Slate Street, 3rd floor, Section D<br>Ottawa, ON K1A 1L1<br>CANADA | ||
Telephone: 888-242-2100 (In Canada only; outside of Canada, write to the above address.) | Telephone: 888-242-2100 (In Canada only; outside of Canada, write to the above address.) | ||
Ontario did not have a naturalization process until 1828. The National Archives of Canada in Ottawa has microfilm copies of naturalization papers for Upper Canada (Ontario) for 1828-1850. These are not at the Family History Library, but they are available through the interlibrary loan service to public libraries. | Ontario did not have a naturalization process until 1828. The National Archives of Canada in Ottawa has microfilm copies of naturalization papers for Upper Canada (Ontario) for 1828-1850. These are not at the Family History Library, but they are available through the interlibrary loan service to public libraries. | ||
This index lists about 3,000 names: | This index lists about 3,000 names: | ||
* McKenzie, Donald A. ''Upper Canada Naturalization Records 1828-1850''. Toronto, Ontario: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1991. ( | *McKenzie, Donald A. ''Upper Canada Naturalization Records 1828-1850''. Toronto, Ontario: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1991. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=533199&disp=Upper+Canada+naturalization+records%2C+1%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 971.3 P42m].) | ||
Later naturalization records were maintained on a national basis by the office of the Secretary of State. See the [[Canada Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] section of the Canada Research Outline (34545) for a detailed discussion on this topic. | Later naturalization records were maintained on a national basis by the office of the Secretary of State. See the [[Canada Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] section of the Canada Research Outline (34545) for a detailed discussion on this topic. | ||
=== Websites === | === Websites === | ||
*http://www.theshipslist.com/Research/canadarecords.htm | *http://www.theshipslist.com/Research/canadarecords.htm | ||