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: born in Canada born to parents with Canadian citizenship 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] Filling out the Application 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. Oath