The test comes after an application, and the application has rules of its own: 1,095 days of physical presence in the five years before you apply, proof of language ability, and fees. These guides cover each requirement, how long the process takes, how to check your status, and what changes when you become a citizen.
Browse by topic Applying Dual Citizenship in Canada: What to Know Canada allows dual citizenship, but your other country may not. What IRCC says to check before applying, and how dual citizens enter Canada. Sep 24, 2026 · 2 min readApplying Checking Your Citizenship Application Status How the IRCC citizenship tracker works: what you need to sign in, when it starts working, and what its test and ceremony statuses mean. Sep 24, 2026 · 2 min readApplying How Long Citizenship Takes: From Application to Oath The stages of a Canadian citizenship application in order, what IRCC says about each wait, and where to find the current processing time. Sep 24, 2026 · 2 min readApplying Canadian Citizenship Application Fees What a Canadian citizenship application costs: the adult fee, the minor fee, what the right of citizenship fee is, and when it is refunded. Sep 24, 2026 · 2 min readApplying Citizenship or Permanent Residence: What Changes What changes when a permanent resident becomes a Canadian citizen: voting, the residency rule, travel documents and status that can no longer be lost. Sep 24, 2026 · 2 min readApplying Language Proof for Citizenship: CLB 4 and What Counts Applicants aged 18 to 54 must prove English or French at CLB 4. The documents and tests IRCC accepts, and the scores each test needs. Sep 24, 2026 · 3 min readApplying The Physical Presence Rule: 1,095 Days in Five Years How the 1,095-day physical presence rule for Canadian citizenship works, what counts, what does not, and how to calculate it, according to IRCC. Sep 24, 2026 · 3 min readApplyingDual Citizenship in Canada: What to KnowCanada allows dual citizenship, but your other country may not. What IRCC says to check before applying, and how dual citizens enter Canada. · 2 min read
ApplyingChecking Your Citizenship Application StatusHow the IRCC citizenship tracker works: what you need to sign in, when it starts working, and what its test and ceremony statuses mean. · 2 min read
ApplyingHow Long Citizenship Takes: From Application to OathThe stages of a Canadian citizenship application in order, what IRCC says about each wait, and where to find the current processing time. · 2 min read
ApplyingCanadian Citizenship Application FeesWhat a Canadian citizenship application costs: the adult fee, the minor fee, what the right of citizenship fee is, and when it is refunded. · 2 min read
ApplyingCitizenship or Permanent Residence: What ChangesWhat changes when a permanent resident becomes a Canadian citizen: voting, the residency rule, travel documents and status that can no longer be lost. · 2 min read
ApplyingLanguage Proof for Citizenship: CLB 4 and What CountsApplicants aged 18 to 54 must prove English or French at CLB 4. The documents and tests IRCC accepts, and the scores each test needs. · 3 min read
ApplyingThe Physical Presence Rule: 1,095 Days in Five YearsHow the 1,095-day physical presence rule for Canadian citizenship works, what counts, what does not, and how to calculate it, according to IRCC. · 3 min read