To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Canadian Citizenship Act (1947), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, in conjunction with private-sector parties, commissioned this book. A survey history, it traces the evolution of Canadian citizenship and the role played by immigration in the development of Canada from the end of the
Forging Our Legacy:
Canadian Citizenship and Immigration, 1900-1977
Forging Our Legacy (ISBN 0-662-28983-8) was published by Public Works and Government Services Canada in 2000.
nineteenth century until 1977, when the last major amendment to the Citizenship Act was made.