Applying for Citizenship
Applying
- When you apply, officials check your status, verify that you are not prohibited from applying, and ensure that you meet the requirements.
- Your application may take several months.
- Make sure the Call Centre always has your correct address while your application is being processed.
Preparing for the citizenship test
- To prepare you should study this guide and ask a friend or family member to help you practise answering questions about Canada.
- You can ask a local school or school board, a college, a community centre or a local immigrant-serving organization about citizenship classes.
- The Government of Canada offers English or French language classes free of charge.
About the test
- The citizenship test is usually a written test, but it could be an interview.
- You are tested on two basic requirements: knowledge of Canada and of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, and adequate knowledge of English or French.
- Adult applicants 55 years of age and over do not need to write the citizenship test.
- All test questions are based on the subject areas noted in the Citizenship Regulations, and all required information is provided in this study guide.
After the test
- If you pass and meet all the other requirements, you receive a Notice to Appear to Take the Oath of Citizenship.
- That notice tells you the date, time and place of your citizenship ceremony.
- At the ceremony you take the Oath of Citizenship, sign the oath form, and receive your Canadian Citizenship Certificate.
- If you do not pass, you receive a notification indicating the next steps.
- You are encouraged to bring your family and friends to celebrate the occasion.
Question 1 of 10
Where does Discover Canada say all the information required for the test is provided?
Correct answer: In this study guide
Source from the guide
“All the citizenship test questions are based on the subject areas noted in the Citizenship Regulations, and all required information is provided in this study guide.”
In the study guide itself. Nothing on the test falls outside it.
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Question 2 of 10
What three things will you do at your citizenship ceremony?
Correct answer: Take the Oath, sign the oath form, and receive your Citizenship Certificate
Source from the guide
“At the ceremony, you will: Take the Oath of Citizenship; Sign the oath form; and Receive your Canadian Citizenship Certificate.”
Take the Oath of Citizenship, sign the oath form, and receive your Canadian Citizenship Certificate.
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Question 3 of 10
What does Discover Canada encourage you to do for your citizenship ceremony?
Correct answer: Bring your family and friends to celebrate
Source from the guide
“You are encouraged to bring your family and friends to celebrate this occasion.”
Bring your family and friends to celebrate the occasion. The ceremony is treated as a public and shared event, not an administrative formality.
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Question 4 of 10
What document do you receive at your citizenship ceremony?
Correct answer: Your Canadian Citizenship Certificate
Source from the guide
“At the ceremony, you will: … Receive your Canadian Citizenship Certificate.”
Your Canadian Citizenship Certificate. A passport is a separate application made after citizenship is granted.
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Question 5 of 10
What does Discover Canada list first among the ways to prepare for the citizenship test?
Correct answer: Study this guide
Source from the guide
“This booklet will help you prepare for the citizenship test. You should: Study this guide …”
Study this guide. Everything the test asks about is drawn from the subject areas in the Citizenship Regulations and covered in the guide itself.
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Question 6 of 10
What does the Government of Canada offer free of charge to help applicants prepare?
Correct answer: English or French language classes
Source from the guide
“Take English or French language classes, which the Government of Canada offers free of charge.”
English or French language classes. The guide lists them alongside citizenship classes available through schools, colleges, community centres and immigrant-serving organizations.
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Question 7 of 10
How long does Discover Canada say a citizenship application may take?
Correct answer: Several months
Source from the guide
“Your application may take several months.”
Several months. That is why keeping a correct address on file with the Call Centre matters.
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Question 8 of 10
What happens if you do not pass the citizenship test?
Correct answer: You receive a notification indicating the next steps
Source from the guide
“If you do not pass the test, you will receive a notification indicating the next steps.”
You receive a notification indicating the next steps. Failing the test does not end the application by itself.
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Question 9 of 10
What should you make sure the Call Centre always has while your application is being processed?
Correct answer: Your correct address
Source from the guide
“Please ensure that the Call Centre always has your correct address while your application is being processed.”
Your correct address. An application can take several months, and the Notice to Appear to Take the Oath is sent to the address on file.
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Question 10 of 10
What does the Notice to Appear to Take the Oath of Citizenship tell you?
Correct answer: The date, time and place of your citizenship ceremony
Source from the guide
“This document tells you the date, time and place of your citizenship ceremony.”
The date, time and place of your citizenship ceremony.
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