Immigrating to Canada/Citizenship

Introduction

Benefits of having citizenship include:

• the ability to vote.
• the ability to run for office.
• can receive a number of government benefits.
• status in the country cannot be revoked.

There are three ways of getting citizenship:

1. born in Canada
2. born to parents with Canadian citizenship
3. naturalization.

Those who successfully obtained permanent resident status will lose that status upon gaining citizenship.

Forms

Adult

• Application for Citizenship (Adult) [Form CIT 0002]
• Document Checklist [Form CIT 0462]

Children

• Application for Canadian Citizenship (Minors) [Form CIT 0003]
• Document Checklist [Form CIT 0463]

All applicants

• Citizenship Photo Specifications [Form CIT 0021]

Test - "A Look at Canada"

All applicants between the age of 18 and 59 are required to pass a test regarding the many aspects of Canada. This includes basics on how the government works, as well as geography such as location and names of cities and provinces.