Does any country require proof? In Canada you just need an ID that confirms your name and address. No proof of citizenship is necessary. It’s illegal for a non citizen to vote, but proof isn’t necessary in order to vote.
The reason proof isn’t required is because Canada doesn’t issue proof of citizenship to all citizens. How can the government require people provide proof of citizenship if the government doesn’t ensure all citizens have proof of citizenship?
Those look like immigration records. Natural born citizens wouldn’t be found there. The page also says the records aren’t proof of citizenship but oddly can be used for employment or government purposes (I’m not sure what other purposes you’d use it for?).
No list is needed since someone is a Canadian citizen if they meet the definition in the Citizenship Act, not if their name is on a list.
Does any country require proof? In Canada you just need an ID that confirms your name and address. No proof of citizenship is necessary. It’s illegal for a non citizen to vote, but proof isn’t necessary in order to vote.
The reason proof isn’t required is because Canada doesn’t issue proof of citizenship to all citizens. How can the government require people provide proof of citizenship if the government doesn’t ensure all citizens have proof of citizenship?
We dont actually have a list of citizens. There is no way of knowing without proof of citizenship. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/06/the-supreme-courts-big-data-problem-118568/
Canada does have a list of citizens, thats the difference.
I’ve never heard of that. I’d be interested if you have a source.
https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/collection/research-help/genealogy-family-history/immigration/pages/citizenship-naturalization.aspx
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/proof-citizenship/search-records.html
Those look like immigration records. Natural born citizens wouldn’t be found there. The page also says the records aren’t proof of citizenship but oddly can be used for employment or government purposes (I’m not sure what other purposes you’d use it for?).
No list is needed since someone is a Canadian citizen if they meet the definition in the Citizenship Act, not if their name is on a list.