Canadian Citizenship Application

Canada has two official languages – English and French. To become a Canadian citizen, you must show that you have adequate knowledge of one of the languages. Applicants between the ages 14 -64 years have to provide documents with their citizenship application to prove their language (English/French) proficiency.

You cannot apply/obtain Canadian citizenship if you:

• Now or have ever been in the six (6) years immediately before the date of your application, or since you became a permanent resident, or whichever is most recent;
• On probation in Canada
• On parole in Canada
• An inmate of a penitentiary, jail, reformatory, or prison in Canada;
• Are you now serving a sentence outside Canada for an offence;
• Are you now charged with, on trial for, or subject to or a party to an appeal relating to an offence under the Citizenship Act or an Indictable offence in Canada
• Are you now charged with, on trial for, or subject to or a party to an appeal relating to an offence committed outside Canada
• Are you now, or have you ever been, under a removal order (have been asked by Canadian officials to leave Canada);
• Are you now under investigation for, charged with, on trial for, subject to or a party to an appeal relating to or have been convicted of a war crime or a crime against humanity;
• In the past five (5) years, were you prohibited from being granted citizenship or taking the oath of citizenship because of misrepresentation or withholding material circumstances
• In the past four (4) years, have you been convicted in Canada of an indictable offence under any Act of Parliament of an offence under the Citizenship Act;
• In the past four (4) years, have you been convicted outside Canada of an offence, regardless of whether you were pardoned or otherwise granted amnesty for the offence.
While a permanent resident, have you:
• Been convicted in Canada of terrorism, high treason, treason, or spying offences;
• Been convicted outside Canada outside Canada of terrorism
• Served as a member of an armed force of a country or organized armed group and that country or group engaged in armed conflict with Canada