Citizenship
Citizenship
Give up (renounce) canadian citizenship:
If you renounce your Canadian citizenship, you lose all the rights and privileges of being a Canadian citizen and will have no status in Canada. This means that if you wish to return to Canada permanently, you will have to apply for a permanent resident visa. If you wish to return to Canada temporarily (to visit, work or study), you will have to apply for a temporary resident visa, if applicable.
Get proof of citizenship:
What you need to prove your Canadian citizenship, how to apply and how to search existing Canadian citizenship records.
Apply for citizenship:
To be eligible to become a Canadian citizen, you must:
- Be a permanent resident
- Have lived in Canada for 3 out of the last 5 years
- Have filed your taxes, if you need to
- Pass a citizenship test
- Prove your language skills language skills
See if you may be a citizen:
There are a few ways you can become a Canadian citizen without applying to be one. In these cases, you may still want to get proof of citizenship.
There are also times when you might think you became a citizen, but you did not. In those cases, you may be eligible to apply for citizenship.
Resume canadian citizenship:
To be eligible to resume your Canadian citizenship, you must meet the following requirements. You must:
- Have been a Canadian citizen
- Have become a permanent resident of Canada after you lost your Canadian citizenship
- Have no unfulfilled conditions relating to your status as a permanent resident
- Have been physically present in Canada as a permanent resident for at least 365 days in the two years immediately before you apply, and
- Have met your personal income tax filing obligations for the taxation year immediately before you apply.
You must not:
- Have had your Canadian citizenship taken away (revoked)
- Be under a removal order (an order from Canadian officials to leave Canada) or
- Be prevented (prohibited) from being granted citizenship .
