Canadian citizenship
Apply to become a Canadian citizen, prepare for the citizenship test, and find out how you can resume or give up your Canadian citizenship.
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Status of changes to the first-generation limit on citizenship Updated
The Citizenship Act includes a first-generation limit to citizenship by descent. This limit generally means someone isn't automatically a Canadian citizen if
- they were born outside Canada to a Canadian parent, and
- their Canadian parent was also born outside Canada to a Canadian parent
In December 2023, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice declared that the first-generation limit for many individuals is unconstitutional.
However, the Court has suspended the declaration until December 19, 2024. This means that the current rules still apply until further notice.
Find out
- how the first-generation limit affects you
- what you can apply for (including urgent application, if applicable)
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Steps to becoming a Canadian citizen
Apply for citizenship
Who can apply, how to apply, forms, fees and processing times
Citizenship test and interview
Who has to take the test and go to the interview, what to study, what happens on test day
Oath of citizenship and ceremony
Who must attend, what happens at the ceremony
Other services and information
Get proof of citizenship
Apply for a citizenship certificate, what we accept as citizenship proof and search for citizenship records
Find out if you’re already a citizen
Ways you can be a Canadian citizen
Give up citizenship
Renounce your Canadian citizenship if you no longer want to be Canadian or can’t be a dual citizen
Resume citizenship
Become a citizen again after choosing to give up your Canadian citizenship
Changes to citizenship rules and requirements
Find out what rules and requirements changed in 2009, 2015, 2017 and 2020
Take part in our citizenship
Go to a citizenship ceremony, celebrate Canada Day and Citizenship Week, organize a reaffirmation ceremony
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Discover Canada
Read the official study guide for the Canadian citizenship test
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