Previous standard - Citizenship
Status
This standard was replaced by a new departmental standard on April 18, 2011.
Definition
Citizenship refers to the legal citizenship status of a person.
Citizenship stems from the Citizenship Act. Although the Act does not provide a definition of citizenship it does note that both Canadian-born and naturalized citizens are entitled to the same rights, powers and privileges and are subject to the same obligations, duties and liabilities. Most persons have a single citizenship but some have more than one. Persons may be Canadian by birth (this includes persons born in Canada and persons born outside Canada to Canadian parents) or Canadian by naturalization (landed immigrants who have applied for and been granted, citizenship). Persons may be Canadian by birth and yet hold the citizenship of another country. Persons may also be Canadian by naturalization and also hold citizenship of their country of birth or some other country.
Classification(s)
Citizenship 1996
Code
Title
Note
1
Citizenship Canadian
1.1
Canada by birth
1.1.1
Canada by birth only
1.1.2
Canada by birth and citizen of other country
1.2
Canada by naturalization
1.2.1
Canada only
1.2.2
Canada and citizen of country of birth
1.2.3
Canada and citizen of other country
2
Citizenship of country other than Canada
2.1
Citizen of country of birth
2.2
Citizen of other country
2.2.01
Afghanistan
2.2.02
Albania
2.2.03
Algeria
2.2.04
Andorra
2.2.05
Angola
2.2.06
Antigua and Barbuda
2.2.07
Argentina
2.2.08
Armenia
2.2.09
Australia
2.2.10
Austria
2.2.11
Azerbaijan
2.2.12
Bahamas
2.2.13
Bahrain
2.2.14
Bangladesh
2.2.15
Barbados
2.2.16
Belarus
2.2.17
Belgium
2.2.18
Belize
2.2.19
Benin
2.2.20
Bhutan
2.2.21
Bolivia
2.2.22
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2.2.23
Botswana
2.2.24
Brazil
2.2.25
Brunei Darussalam
2.2.26
Bulgaria
2.2.27
Burkina Faso
2.2.28
Burundi
2.2.29
Cambodia
2.2.30
Cameroon
2.2.31
Cape Verde
2.2.32
Central African Republic
2.2.33
Chad
2.2.34
Chile
2.2.35
China, People's Republic of
2.2.36
Colombia
2.2.37
Comoros
2.2.38
Congo
2.2.39
Costa Rica
2.2.40
Côte d'Ivoire
2.2.41
Croatia
2.2.42
Cuba
2.2.43
Cyprus
2.2.44
Czech Republic
2.2.45
Czechoslovakia, n.i.e.
Includes persons who reported "Czechoslovakia".
2.2.46
Denmark
Includes Faroe Islands and Greenland, a dependency of Denmark.
2.2.47
Djibouti
2.2.48
Dominica
2.2.49
Dominican Republic
2.2.50
Ecuador
2.2.51
Egypt
2.2.52
El Salvador
2.2.53
Equatorial Guinea
2.2.54
Eritrea
2.2.55
Estonia
2.2.56
Ethiopia
2.2.57
Fiji
2.2.58
Finland
2.2.59
France and Dependencies
Includes France as well as the following dependencies of France: French Polynesia, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Réunion, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and Wallis and Futuna, as well as responses of "French Dependencies".
2.2.60
French Responses
Includes persons who reported "French" only.
2.2.61
Gabon
2.2.62
Gambia
2.2.63
Georgia
2.2.64
Germany
2.2.65
Ghana
2.2.66
Greece
2.2.67
Grenada
2.2.68
Guatemala
2.2.69
Guinea
2.2.70
Guinea-Bissau
2.2.71
Guyana
2.2.72
Haiti
2.2.73
Honduras
2.2.74
Hong Kong
Includes all persons who reported "Hong Kong", whether or not they provided specific details of the type of documentation they held. Includes responses of "British National Overseas", or "British Dependent Territories Citizen", or "Stateless", or "British" for citizenship and "Hong Kong" for place of birth.
2.2.75
Hungary
2.2.76
Iceland
2.2.77
India
2.2.78
Indonesia
2.2.79
Iran
2.2.80
Iraq
2.2.81
Ireland, Republic of (EIRE)
2.2.82
Israel
2.2.83
Italy
2.2.84
Jamaica
2.2.85
Japan
2.2.86
Jordan
2.2.87
Kazakhstan
2.2.88
Kenya
2.2.89
Kiribati
2.2.90
Korea, North
2.2.91
Korea, South
2.2.92
Kuwait
2.2.93
Kyrgyzstan
2.2.94
Laos
2.2.95
Latvia
2.2.96
Lebanon
2.2.97
Lesotho
2.2.98
Liberia
2.2.99
Libya
2.2.100
Liechtenstein
2.2.101
Lithuania
2.2.102
Luxembourg
2.2.103
Macedonia
2.2.104
Madagascar
2.2.105
Malawi
2.2.106
Malaysia
2.2.107
Maldives
2.2.108
Mali
2.2.109
Malta
2.2.110
Marshall Islands
2.2.111
Mauritania
2.2.112
Mauritius
2.2.113
Mexico
2.2.114
Micronesia, Federated States of
2.2.115
Moldova, Republic of
2.2.116
Monaco
2.2.117
Mongolia
2.2.118
Morocco
2.2.119
Mozambique
2.2.120
Myanmar
2.2.121
Namibia
2.2.122
Nauru
2.2.123
Nepal
2.2.124
Netherlands and Dependencies
Includes Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, as well as responses of "Netherlands Dependencies".
2.2.125
New Zealand and Dependencies
Includes New Zealand, Niue, Tokelau, and Cook Islands, as well as responses of "New Zealand Dependencies".
2.2.126
Nicaragua
2.2.127
Niger
2.2.128
Nigeria
2.2.129
Norway
2.2.130
Oman
2.2.131
Pakistan
2.2.132
Palau
2.2.133
Palestine/West Bank/Gaza Strip
Palestine refers to pre-1948 British mandate Palestine. West Bank and Gaza Strip are the territories referred to in the Declaration of Principles, signed by Israel and the PLO in 1993. However, since responses to the census are self-reported, it is not clear that responses of "Palestine", "Gaza Strip" or "West Bank" were in reference to these territories as defined.
2.2.134
Panama
2.2.135
Papua New Guinea
2.2.136
Paraguay
2.2.137
Peru
2.2.138
Philippines
2.2.139
Poland
2.2.140
Portugal
2.2.141
Portugal-Macau
Includes persons who reported "Macau", the dependency of Portugal.
2.2.142
Qatar
2.2.143
Romania
2.2.144
Russian Federation
2.2.145
Rwanda
2.2.146
Saint Kitts and Nevis
2.2.147
Saint Lucia
2.2.148
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2.2.149
Samoa
2.2.150
San Marino
2.2.151
Sao Tome and Principe
2.2.152
Saudi Arabia
2.2.153
Senegal
2.2.154
Seychelles
2.2.155
Sierra Leone
2.2.156
Singapore
2.2.157
Slovakia
2.2.158
Slovenia
2.2.159
Solomon Islands
2.2.160
Somalia
2.2.161
South Africa, Republic of
2.2.162
Spain
2.2.163
Sri Lanka
2.2.164
Stateless
Persons who reported "Stateless" as their country of citizenship.
2.2.165
Sudan
2.2.166
Suriname
2.2.167
Swaziland
2.2.168
Sweden
2.2.169
Switzerland
2.2.170
Syria
2.2.171
Taiwan
2.2.172
Tajikistan
2.2.173
Tanzania, United Republic of
2.2.174
Thailand
2.2.175
Togo
2.2.176
Tonga
2.2.177
Trinidad and Tobago
2.2.178
Tunisia
2.2.179
Turkey
2.2.180
Turkmenistan
2.2.181
Tuvalu
2.2.182
U.S.S.R., n.i.e.
Includes persons who reported "U.S.S.R.".
2.2.183
Uganda
2.2.184
Ukraine
2.2.185
United Arab Emirates
2.2.186
United Kingdom
2.2.187
United Kingdom - British Citizens
Includes persons who reported "British Citizen" and "British National Overseas", excluding those who reported Hong Kong as their place of birth. Those who reported "Hong Kong" as their place of birth and who reported "British" as their citizenship are included in Hong Kong.
2.2.188
United Kingdom - Depend Territories
Includes the following dependencies of the United Kingdom: Anguilla, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena (also known as St. Helena and Ascension), Turks and Caicos Islands and the British Virgin Islands, as well as responses of "British Dependencies".
2.2.189
United States
Includes United States, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and American Samoa, as well as responses of "American Dependencies".
2.2.190
Uruguay
2.2.191
Uzbekistan
2.2.192
Vanuatu
2.2.193
Vatican City State
2.2.194
Venezuela
2.2.195
Viet Nam
2.2.196
Western Sahara
2.2.197
Yemen
2.2.198
Yugoslavia
Includes persons who reported "Yugoslavia", whether they referred to the former or the new republic of the same name.
2.2.199
Zaire
2.2.200
Zambia
2.2.201
Zimbabwe
Citizenship 2001
Code
Title
Note
1
Citizenship Canadian
1.1
Canada by birth
1.1.1
Canada by birth only
1.1.2
Canada by birth and citizen of other country
1.2
Canada by naturalization
1.2.1
Canada only
1.2.2
Canada and citizen of country of birth
1.2.3
Canada and citizen of other country
2
Citizenship of country other than Canada
2.1
Citizen of country of birth
2.2
Citizen of other country
2.2.1
Afghanistan
2.2.2
Albania
2.2.3
Algeria
2.2.4
Andorra
2.2.5
Angola
2.2.6
Antigua and Barbuda
2.2.7
Argentina
2.2.8
Armenia
2.2.9
Australia
2.2.10
Austria
2.2.11
Azerbaijan
2.2.12
Bahamas
2.2.13
Bahrain
2.2.14
Bangladesh
2.2.15
Barbados
2.2.16
Belarus
2.2.17
Belgium
2.2.18
Belize
2.2.19
Benin
2.2.20
Bhutan
2.2.21
Bolivia
2.2.22
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2.2.23
Botswana
2.2.24
Brazil
2.2.25
Brunei Darussalam
2.2.26
Bulgaria
2.2.27
Burkina Faso
2.2.28
Burundi
2.2.29
Cambodia
2.2.30
Cameroon
2.2.31
Cape Verde
2.2.32
Central African Republic
2.2.33
Chad
2.2.34
Chile
2.2.35
China, People's Republic of
Includes all persons who reported "Republic of China" as well as persons who reported "Macau", the former dependency of Portugal, and all persons who reported "Hong Kong". Macau and Hong Kong are now special administrative regions of China. Includes responses of "British National Overseas", or "British Dependent Territories Citizen", or "Stateless", or "British" for citizenship and "Hong Kong" for place of birth.
2.2.36
Colombia
2.2.37
Comoros
2.2.38
Congo
2.2.39
Costa Rica
2.2.40
Côte d'Ivoire
2.2.41
Croatia
2.2.42
Cuba
2.2.43
Cyprus
2.2.44
Czech Republic
2.2.45
Czechoslovakia, n.i.e.
Includes persons who reported "Czechoslovakia".
2.2.46
Denmark
Includes Faroe Islands and Greenland, a dependency of Denmark.
2.2.47
Djibouti
2.2.48
Dominica
2.2.49
Dominican Republic
2.2.50
Ecuador
2.2.51
Egypt
2.2.52
El Salvador
2.2.53
Equatorial Guinea
2.2.54
Eritrea
2.2.55
Estonia
2.2.56
Ethiopia
2.2.57
Fiji
2.2.58
Finland
2.2.59
France and Dependencies
Includes France as well as the following dependencies of France: French Polynesia, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Réunion, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and Wallis and Futuna, as well as responses of "French Dependencies".
2.2.60
French Responses
Includes persons who reported "French" only.
2.2.61
Gabon
2.2.62
Gambia
2.2.63
Georgia
2.2.64
Germany
2.2.65
Ghana
2.2.66
Greece
2.2.67
Grenada
2.2.68
Guatemala
2.2.69
Guinea
2.2.70
Guinea-Bissau
2.2.71
Guyana
2.2.72
Haiti
2.2.73
Honduras
2.2.74
Hong Kong
2.2.75
Hungary
2.2.76
Iceland
2.2.77
India
2.2.78
Indonesia
2.2.79
Iran
2.2.80
Iraq
2.2.81
Ireland, Republic of (EIRE)
2.2.82
Israel
2.2.83
Italy
2.2.84
Jamaica
2.2.85
Japan
2.2.86
Jordan
2.2.87
Kazakhstan
2.2.88
Kenya
2.2.89
Kiribati
2.2.90
Korea, North
2.2.91
Korea, South
2.2.92
Kuwait
2.2.93
Kyrgyzstan
2.2.94
Laos
2.2.95
Latvia
2.2.96
Lebanon
2.2.97
Lesotho
2.2.98
Liberia
2.2.99
Libya
2.2.100
Liechtenstein
2.2.101
Lithuania
2.2.102
Luxembourg
2.2.103
Macedonia
2.2.104
Madagascar
2.2.105
Malawi
2.2.106
Malaysia
2.2.107
Maldives
2.2.108
Mali
2.2.109
Malta
2.2.110
Marshall Islands
2.2.111
Mauritania
2.2.112
Mauritius
2.2.113
Mexico
2.2.114
Micronesia, Federated States of
2.2.115
Moldova, Republic of
2.2.116
Monaco
2.2.117
Mongolia
2.2.118
Morocco
2.2.119
Mozambique
2.2.120
Myanmar
2.2.121
Namibia
2.2.122
Nauru
2.2.123
Nepal
2.2.124
Netherlands and Dependencies
Includes Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, as well as responses of "Netherlands Dependencies".
2.2.125
New Zealand and Dependencies
Includes New Zealand, Niue, Tokelau, and Cook Islands, as well as responses of "New Zealand Dependencies".
2.2.126
Nicaragua
2.2.127
Niger
2.2.128
Nigeria
2.2.129
Norway
2.2.130
Oman
2.2.131
Pakistan
2.2.132
Palau
2.2.133
Palestine/West Bank/Gaza Strip
Palestine refers to pre-1948 British mandate Palestine. West Bank and Gaza Strip are the territories referred to in the Declaration of Principles, signed by Israel and the PLO in 1993. However, since responses to the census are self-reported, it is not clear that responses of "Palestine", "Gaza Strip" or "West Bank" were in reference to these territories as defined.
2.2.134
Panama
2.2.135
Papua New Guinea
2.2.136
Paraguay
2.2.137
Peru
2.2.138
Philippines
2.2.139
Poland
2.2.140
Portugal
2.2.141
Portugal-Macau
2.2.142
Qatar
2.2.143
Romania
2.2.144
Russian Federation
2.2.145
Rwanda
2.2.146
Saint Kitts and Nevis
2.2.147
Saint Lucia
2.2.148
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2.2.149
Samoa
2.2.150
San Marino
2.2.151
Sao Tome and Principe
2.2.152
Saudi Arabia
2.2.153
Senegal
2.2.154
Seychelles
2.2.155
Sierra Leone
2.2.156
Singapore
2.2.157
Slovakia
2.2.158
Slovenia
2.2.159
Solomon Islands
2.2.160
Somalia
2.2.161
South Africa, Republic of
2.2.162
Spain
2.2.163
Sri Lanka
2.2.164
Stateless
Persons who reported "Stateless" as their country of citizenship excluding those who reported "Hong Kong" as their place of birth. Those who reported "Hong Kong" as their place of birth and who reported "stateless" as their citizenship are included in People's Republic of China.
2.2.165
Sudan
2.2.166
Suriname
2.2.167
Swaziland
2.2.168
Sweden
2.2.169
Switzerland
2.2.170
Syria
2.2.171
Taiwan
2.2.172
Tajikistan
2.2.173
Tanzania, United Republic of
2.2.174
Thailand
2.2.175
Togo
2.2.176
Tonga
2.2.177
Trinidad and Tobago
2.2.178
Tunisia
2.2.179
Turkey
2.2.180
Turkmenistan
2.2.181
Tuvalu
2.2.182
U.S.S.R., n.i.e.
Includes persons who reported "U.S.S.R.".
2.2.183
Uganda
2.2.184
Ukraine
2.2.185
United Arab Emirates
2.2.186
United Kingdom
2.2.187
United Kingdom - British Citizens
Includes persons who reported "British Citizen" and "British National Overseas", excluding those who reported Hong Kong as their place of birth. Those who reported "Hong Kong" as their place of birth and who reported "British" as their citizenship are included in People's Republic of China.
2.2.188
United Kingdom - Depend Territories
Includes the following dependencies of the United Kingdom: Anguilla, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena (also known as St. Helena and Ascension), Turks and Caicos Islands and the British Virgin Islands, as well as responses of "British Dependencies".
2.2.189
United States
Includes United States, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and American Samoa, as well as responses of "American Dependencies".
2.2.190
Uruguay
2.2.191
Uzbekistan
2.2.192
Vanuatu
2.2.193
Vatican City State
2.2.194
Venezuela
2.2.195
Viet Nam
2.2.196
Western Sahara
2.2.197
Yemen
2.2.198
Yugoslavia
Includes persons who reported "Yugoslavia", whether they referred to the former or the new republic of the same name.
2.2.199
Zaire
2.2.200
Zambia
2.2.201
Zimbabwe
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