Abstract

With multiculturalism informing policy formation related to immigration and settlement in Canada, dual citizenship is accepted. Many have argued that dual citizenship is problematic when it creates dual, and often times, competing loyalties, interests, and priorities; while others argue that dual citizenship is actually a positive development that is consistent with the Canadian culture of acceptance, tolerance and multiculturalism. This MRP will examine the connection between multiculturalism, the legality of dual and multiple citizenship in Canada and their effect on the meaning of Canadian citizenship for naturalized Canadian citizens holding dual or multiple citizenships.

Highlights

  • With multiculturalism informing policy formation related to immigration and settlement in Canada, dual citizenship is accepted

  • Many have argued that dual citizenship is problematic when it creates dual, and often times, competing loyalties, interests, and priorities; while others argue that dual citizenship is a positive development that is consistent with the Canadian culture of acceptance, tolerance and multiculturalism

  • This paper will attempt to demonstrate that, informed and encouraged by multiculturalism and transnational practices, the legality of dual citizenship in Canada contributes to the devaluation of Canadian citizenship, resulting in "shallow" or "instrumental" Canadian citizenship held by immigrants with dual citizenship

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Introduction

With multiculturalism informing policy formation related to immigration and settlement in Canada, dual citizenship is accepted. This paper will argue that due to the legality of multiple citizenships in Canada and the attitude and environment created by multiculturalism, dual citizens are not encouraged to form meaningful attachments to Canada. This paper is dedicated to a very narrow topic – that of the specific effects of dual and multiple citizenships and multiculturalism on Canadian citizenship held by a specific group of naturalized citizens in Canada. This paper merely argues for single citizenship in order to ensure that Canadian citizenship is held in high esteem and that Canadian citizens are attached to only one nation state It does not argue for any other changes in the immigration and settlement system in Canada. The French Revolution as a whole created a legal and moral frontier between members of different nation-states

The Concept of Citizenship
The Concept of Citizenship versus Dual Citizenship
The History of Citizenship and Dual Citizenship in Canada
Current Debate on Dual and Multiple Citizenship in Canada
Case Studies
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