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Until 1947 British immigrants from England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland automatically became citizens of Canada. Non-British immigrants, however, were required to make oaths of allegiance before receiving land grants. Files containing these oaths and petitions for citizenship are found at the Provincial Archives. | Until 1947 British immigrants from England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland automatically became citizens of Canada. Non-British immigrants, however, were required to make oaths of allegiance before receiving land grants. Files containing these oaths and petitions for citizenship are found at the Provincial Archives. | ||
==Writing for Records== | |||
Requests for searches of naturalization/citizenship indexes and records from 1854 to the present should be signed and mailed to: | Requests for searches of naturalization/citizenship indexes and records from 1854 to the present should be signed and mailed to: | ||
*Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)<br>Access to Information and Privacy Division<br>Ottawa, ON K1A 1L1<br>Canada<br> | *Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)<br>Access to Information and Privacy Division<br>Ottawa, ON K1A 1L1<br>Canada<br> |
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