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Immigration and citizenship

Which governments hold powers over immigration and citizenship, and the laws that give them those powers.

Governments covering Iqaluit · About Iqaluit

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Federal

Parliament of Canada

Governs Canada

  • Immigration and citizenship Report

    Exclusive: "Naturalization and Aliens" (Constitution Act, 1867, s. 91(25)). Concurrent: laws "in relation to … Immigration into all or any of the Provinces"; a provincial immigration law has effect only so far as it is not repugnant to an Act of Parliament (s. 95).

    Immigration is shared with the provinces (s. 95); naturalization is federal (s. 91(25)).

    Source: laws-lois.justice.gc.ca, checked

No power over immigration and citizenship recorded

Other governments covering Iqaluit. We have no power over immigration and citizenship on record for them. If one holds such a power, tell us.

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  • laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Text quoted from the Constitution Acts (Justice Laws Website, current to 2026-09-21). For: Immigration and citizenship (Parliament of Canada)

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