Under the 1947 Canadian Citizenship Act, Canadian citizens who voluntarily acquired the nationality or cit
izenship of another country lost their Canadian citizenship (13) In addition, the minor children of such persons could also lose their citizenship if the children were, or also became, a citizen of another country (14) The Act provided a mechanism for minors who
lost their citizenship due to their parent’s action to regain Canadian citizenship by making a declaration between their 21 and 22 birthdays to resume Canadian citizenship (15) Nevertheless, many did not make the necessary declaration
...[+++] and therefore ceased to be Canadians.