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*'''1915-1951''' [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/citizenship-naturalization-records/naturalized-records-1915-1951/Pages/introduction.aspx '''Canada Naturalization Records, 1915–1951'''] (Library and Archives Canada database) | *'''1915-1951''' [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/citizenship-naturalization-records/naturalized-records-1915-1951/Pages/introduction.aspx '''Canada Naturalization Records, 1915–1951'''] (Library and Archives Canada database) | ||
== Naturalization and Citizenship before 1871 | == Naturalization and Citizenship before 1871 == | ||
*British Columbia did not join Canada until 1871, so naturalization and citizenship were handled by the colonial government(s) before 1871. | *British Columbia did not join Canada until 1871, so naturalization and citizenship were handled by the colonial government(s) before 1871. | ||
*The earliest naturalization records are Oaths of Allegiance signed from 1859 and are in the British Columbia Archives. These records are included in this online collection: [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/British_Columbia_Naturalization_Records_%28FamilySearch_Historical_Records%29 British Columbia Naturalization Records, (FamilySearch Historical Records)].<br> | *The earliest naturalization records are Oaths of Allegiance signed from 1859 and are in the British Columbia Archives. These records are included in this online collection: [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/British_Columbia_Naturalization_Records_%28FamilySearch_Historical_Records%29 British Columbia Naturalization Records, (FamilySearch Historical Records)].<br> | ||
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