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PROTECTED WHEN COMPLETED -
B
This form is made available by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and is not to be sold to applicants.
(DISPONIBLE EN FRANÇAIS - CIT 0002 F)
APPLICATION FOR CANADIAN
CITIZENSHIP - ADULTS
(18 years of age and older)
UNDER SUBSECTION 5(1)
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
UCI no.
Certificate no.
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Space reserved
for applicant's label
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: REFER TO THE GUIDE FOR SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS.
PLEASE PRINT IN INK OR TYPE.
1. A Language you prefer for service:
English French
B I have special needs that require accommodation
No
Yes
If yes, please explain:
2. I have applied for Canadian citizenship before
No
Yes When?
Year
3. A Name (exactly as it is shown on my immigration document)
Last name
(surname/family name)
Given name(s)
B Your current name, if different from above.
Note: you must provide supporting documents for any change in your name.
Consult "Step 1. Gather documents" in the instruction guide.
Given name(s)
Last name
(surname/family name)
C List any other names used including name at birth, maiden name, previous married name(s), aliases and
nicknames. These names will not appear on your citizenship certificate.
Given name(s)
Last name
(surname/family name)
Provide details:
Sex
4. A Birth details as shown on my immigration document
Date
(YYYY-MM-DD)
Place
Country
Town/City
B Personal information
Male
Female
Height
cm
OR
ft in
Colour
of eyes
Marital status
Never married Married Common-law Widowed Divorced Legally separated
5. A Home address (residence)
No. and street Apt. no.
City/Village Province
Country Postal code
No. and street Apt. no.
City/Village Province
Country Postal code
B Mailing address (if different from home address)
If you need more space to answer a question than is provided below, attach another sheet of
paper and make sure to include the number of the question you are answering.
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5. C Telephone number(s)
Home
Area code and number
Work
Area code and number
Cell
Area code and number
D How long have you lived at your home address?
year(s) month(s)
E Email address, if applicable (If you provide us with your email address, we may correspond with you about your application via email)
6. A When did you become a permanent resident (landed immigrant) of Canada?
(YYYY-MM-DD)
B When did you first come to live in Canada if different from "A"?
(YYYY-MM-DD)
C Are you a citizen of any other country(ies)?
No
Yes
If yes, list the country(ies).
If no, explain why these documents are not in your possession in the box below.
Note: if your passport validity was extended, include a photocopy of the page(s) containing
the extension stamp(s).
D You must include photocopies of the biographical pages of any passports or travel documents you held in the six (6) years immediately before the date of your
application, or since you became a permanent resident if this happened less than six years ago (“the relevant period”).
Do you have all of the required photocopies?
No
Yes
E Are there any gaps in time in the validity period of your passports or travel documents during the past (6) years, or since you became a permanent resident,
whichever is more recent?
No
Yes
If yes, explain why your passports or travel documents do not cover the entire period of time in the box below.
If you do not provide an explanation for any period when you did not have a valid passport, your application will be returned to you.
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F Do you have permanent resident status or the equivalent in any country other than Canada?
No
Yes
If yes, list the country(ies) and provide the
dates you acquired this status.
Country
Date
(YYYY-MM-DD)
G Addresses in the past six (6) years immediately before the date of your application or since you became a permanent resident, whichever is more recent
("the relevant period")
List all your Canadian and overseas addresses in the relevant period, including the postal codes. If you were residing, employed or attending school outside Canada during this
time, you must also indicate all your foreign addresses.
If you miss any period of time during the relevant period, your application will be returned to you.
From
(YYYY-MM-DD)
To
(YYYY-MM-DD)
Apt.
no.
Street no. and name City/Town Province/State Country
Postal
code
H Work and education history in the six (6) years immediately before the date of your application or since you became a permanent resident, if you became a
permanent resident within the past six years (“the relevant period”)
C) You must complete the section below. If you leave this section blank, your application will be returned to you. If you need more space, use an additional sheet of paper. If
you answered yes to questions A and/or B, list your work and/or education history (inside and outside Canada) in the relevant period, including the city and country, starting
with your most recent. If you answered no to questions A and/or B, you must indicate the reason you were not employed (i.e. you were unemployed, retired, homemaker,
etc.) and the dates of your unemployment under "Work/Education. Do not exclude any period of time during the relevant period.
From
(YYYY-MM)
To
(YYYY-MM)
Work/Education Employer or school attended City, Country
A) Were you working during the relevant period?
Yes
No
B) Were you attending an educational institution or participating in English/French language training during the relevant period?
Yes
No
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I Minor's education history in the six (6) years immediately before the date of your application or since you became a permanent resident, whichever is more recent
(if applicable).
Complete the information below for all children who were under the age of 18 in the six (6) years immediately before the date of your application or since you became a
permanent resident, whichever is more recent, including those who are already Canadian citizens (if applicable). If you need more space, use an additional sheet of paper.
NOTE: LISTING A MINOR CHILD'S SCHOOL ATTENDANCE IS NOT AN APPLICATION FOR CITIZENSHIP FOR THE CHILD. IF YOU WISH TO APPLY FOR YOUR
CHILDREN, YOU MUST COMPLETE AN "APPLICATION FOR CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP - MINOR" FOR EACH CHILD (UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE).
CHILD
Family name/Surname Given name(s) Country of birthDate of birth (YYYY-MM-DD)
From
(YYYY-MM)
To
(YYYY-MM)
Institution/School
Attended/Home schooled
City, Country
Child is
not at
school age
CHILD
Family name/Surname Given name(s) Country of birthDate of birth (YYYY-MM-DD)
From
(YYYY-MM)
To
(YYYY-MM)
Institution/School
Attended/Home schooled
City, Country
Child is
not at
school age
J Income tax information
Do you have a Social Insurance Number (SIN), Temporary Tax Number (TTN), and/or Individual Tax Number (ITN)?
A)
Yes
No, I declare that I do not have a SIN, an ITN or a TTN and was not required to file income taxes for any of the past six (6) taxation years.
If yes, provide the most recent 9-digit number you used to file your income
taxes so that we may verify compliance with the income tax filing requirements:
Complete the table below detailing your income tax filling history to help demonstrate that you meet any
applicable requirement under the Income Tax Act to file a return in respect of four (4) taxation years that are fully
or partially within the six (6) years immediately before the date of your application.
Taxation year Required to file Taxes filed
Yes No Yes No
Yes No Yes No
Yes No Yes No
Yes No Yes No
Yes No Yes No
Yes No Yes No
With your consent to the sharing of your income tax filing history between IRCC and CRA, IRCC will use this information to
determine if you meet the income tax filing requirement of the Citizenship Act. Note that if you do not provide your consent for
that specific purpose, your application will be returned as incomplete and not be processed. Note that with your consent this
information may also be used in the assessment of whether you meet the physical presence requirements. See Section 9E.
B)
Note: You do not need to consent to the sharing of your income tax filing history between IRCC and CRA in part 9 if you checked “NO”.
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K Physical presence calculation
The Online Physical Presence Calculator is the preferred method to calculate your physical presence in Canada. The printout from the
Internet must be included with your application. If you experience difficulty with the Online Physical Presence Calculator, please submit a
How to Calculate Physical Presence form (CIT 0407) with your application.
L Residence outside Canada
In the six (6) years immediately before the date of your application, or since you became a permanent resident, whichever is most recent:
A) Did you reside outside Canada with your Canadian spouse or common-law partner who was
employed in or with the Canadian Armed Forces, the federal public administration or the public
service of a province, otherwise than as a locally engaged person?
Yes
No
B) Were you employed outside Canada in or with the Canadian Armed Forces, the federal public
administration or the public service of a province, otherwise than as a locally engaged person?
Yes
No
C) Did you reside outside Canada with your spouse, common-law partner, or parent who:
was a permanent resident, and
was employed in or with the Canadian Armed Forces, the federal public administration
or the public service of a province, otherwise than as a locally engaged person?
Yes
No
If you have answered yes to any of the above questions, complete the Residence outside Canada form (CIT 0177) and submit it with your application.
M In the past four (4) years, were you present in a country, other than Canada, for a total of 183 days or more?
No
Yes
If you have checked “YES”, indicate each country in the box below. You must provide police certificates for each country where you have been
present for 183 days or more. If you cannot get a police certificate from a country, provide details in the box below.
7. LANGUAGE EVIDENCE. See section 7 - "Step 2. Complete the application" and section 2 - "Step 1. Gather documents" in the instruction guide.
A If you are 18 to 64 years of age you must submit acceptable proof that demonstrates that you have adequate knowledge of English or French. Please check the
appropriate box to indicate which of the following forms of proof you are submitting with your application:
Results of a IRCC-approved third-party language test; or
Diploma, certificate or transcript of a secondary or post-secondary education completed in English or French, in Canada or abroad; or
Evidence of achieving CLB/NCLC 4 in a government-funded language training program
If you successfully completed LINC or CLIC (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada), classes during the period from January 2008 to October 2012 but did
not receive a certificate*
* IRCC has previously collected information about the results of your LINC or CLIC language training for statistical purpose but IRCC would like to obtain and use this
information for purposes of verifying your language results. By signing the consent form section 9F of this application, you authorize IRCC to use the information that
has been already collected to verify whether you have adequate knowledge of English of French.
C I have a disorder, disability or condition that is cognitive, psychiatric or psychological in nature which prevents me from submitting proof of language with my application.
Note: You must submit supporting evidence.
No
Yes If yes, you must submit supporting evidence of your disorder, disability or condition.
B See section 7 - "Step 2. Complete the application" and section 2 - "Step 1. Gather documents" in the instruction guide.
I am deaf, which prevents me from submitting the proof of language described in 7A with my application. Note: If you check yes, you must submit supporting evidence with your
application.
No Yes
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A Are you now or have you ever been in the six (6) years immediately before the date of your application, or since you became a permanent resident, whichever is
most recent:
8. PROHIBITIONS UNDER THE CITIZENSHIP ACT
No Yes
on probation in Canada?
No Yes
on parole in Canada?
No Yes
an inmate of a penitentiary, jail, reformatory, or prison in Canada?
B Are you now serving a sentence outside Canada for an offence?
No Yes
C 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?
No Yes
D Are you now charged with, on trial for, or subject to or a party to an appeal relating to an offence committed outside Canada?
No Yes
E Are you now, or have you ever been, under a removal order (have you been asked by Canadian officials to leave Canada)?
No Yes
F Are you now under investigation for, charged with, on trial for, subject to or a party to an appeal relating to or have you ever been
convicted of a war crime or a crime against humanity?
No Yes
G 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?
No Yes
H In the past four (4) years, have you been convicted in Canada of an indictable offence under any Act of Parliament or an offence
under the Citizenship Act?
No Yes
I 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?
No Yes
J While a permanent resident, have you:
been convicted in Canada of terrorism, high treason, treason, or spying offences?
No Yes
been convicted outside Canada of terrorism?
No Yes
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?
YesNo
I have read and understand the prohibitions under the Citizenship Act.
If you have checked "YES" to any of the questions listed above, provide details below. If applicable, attach court documents to avoid unnecessary delays.
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A CONGRATULATORY LETTER
9. CONSENT TO DISCLOSE PERSONAL INFORMATION
Request for authorization
Federal Members of Parliament (MPs) send a letter of congratulations to new citizens in their ridings. Do you authorize IRCC to forward your name, residential address,
sex and preferred official language to your Member of Parliament? No other information will be forwarded.
Yes No
This information will be disclosed once you acquire citizenship.
Request for authorization
Canadian citizens who are 18 years of age or older have the right to vote in federal elections and referendums. Elections Canada needs your authorization to add your name to
the National Register of Electors which is used to produce the voters lists for federal elections and referendums.
B NATIONAL REGISTER OF ELECTORS
Do you authorize IRCC to give your name, residential and mailing addresses, sex and date of birth to Elections Canada, after you acquire
citizenship, so that Elections Canada can include this information in the National Register of Electors?
NoYes
Whether you answer "yes" or "no" is completely your choice. Your information will be used only for purposes permitted under the Canada Elections Act, which include
sharing the information with provincial and territorial election agencies, members of Parliament and political parties, as well as candidates at election time. Your answer will not
affect your citizenship application.
For more information, please refer to Section 9 of the instruction guide. If you have any other questions, please call Elections Canada at 1-800-463-6868 or visit
www.elections.ca.
Request for authorization
If you reside in Québec, to make sure that you are on the list of electors (voters) for provincial, municipal or school elections in Québec, the Chief Electoral Officer of Québec
needs your authorization to add your name to Québec's permanent list of electors.
C QUÉBEC'S PERMANENT LIST OF ELECTORS
Do you authorize IRCC to forward your name, residential and mailing addresses, sex and date of birth to the Chief Electoral Officer of Québec
so that this information can be added to the permanent list?
NoYes
No information will be forwarded until you acquire Canadian citizenship. By law this information will be used for electoral purposes only.
For more information, please refer to Section 9 of How to complete this Form .
D HISTORY OF ENTRIES TO CANADA
Request for authorization
By selecting "YES" in the box below, and by signing this form, I hereby give my consent to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to disclose the details of my history of
entries into Canada to IRCC in order to assist IRCC in determining my citizenship eligibility.
I also hereby authorize IRCC to collect the history of my entries into Canada from the CBSA.
Yes No
Please do not contact the CBSA to request your history of entries.
E CANADA REVENUE AGENCY (Complete this section if you answered “YES” to Section 6, Question J)
Yes No
2. By selecting “YES” in the box below and by signing this application form, I also authorize IRCC to disclose my SIN, ITN, or TTN, as the case may be, to the CRA for the
purpose of requesting my income tax information and filing history from the CRA and for the CRA to disclose my income tax information and filing history from the CRA's
Income Tax and Benefit Return file to IRCC for the taxation year(s) indicated above for the purpose of assessing my citizenship application against the physical presence
requirement of subparagraphs 5(1)(c)(i) and (ii) of the Citizenship Act.
Yes No
Note that if you do not provide consent, your application will not be considered complete according to the Citizenship Regulations. Consequently, your application
will be returned to you.
1. By selecting “YES” in the box below and by signing this application form, I hereby authorize IRCC to disclose my SIN, ITN, or TTN, as the case may be, to the CRA for the
purpose of requesting my income tax filing history from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and for the CRA to disclose my income tax filing history from the CRA's Income
Tax and Benefit Return file to IRCC so as to allow it to assess my citizenship application against the tax filing requirement of subparagraph 5(1)(c)(iii) of the Citizenship Act.
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F LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOR NEWCOMERS TO CANADA (LINC)
*This section needs to be completed by applicants choosing previous LINC results as proof of language.
Request for authorization
By selecting "YES" in the box below, and by signing this application form, I hereby give my consent to IRCC to access my LINC results in order to assist IRCC in determining
my citizenship eligibility.
Yes No
Note that if you do not provide consent, you will be required to submit alternate acceptable proof of language with your application.
10. INTENTION
I intend, if granted citizenship,
to continue to reside in Canada;
to enter into, or continue in, employment outside Canada in or with the Canadian Armed Forces, the federal public administration or the public service of a province,
otherwise than as a locally engaged person; or
to reside with my spouse or common-law partner, or parent, who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and is employed outside Canada in or with the
Canadian Armed Forces, the federal public administration or the public service of a province, otherwise than as a locally engaged person.
Yes
I have a mental disability and am incapable of forming the intent referred to above. Note: You must submit supporting evidence.
No – Note: If you select `no', your application will be returned to you as you do not meet the requirements for a grant of citizenship.
11. APPOINTMENT OF A REPRESENTATIVE
Are you appointing an individual, firm or organization as your representative?
If yes, the Use of a Representative form (IMM 5476) must be completed and included with your application.
NoYes
Signature of
APPLICANT
12. SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT
I agree to advise Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) if any information on this form changes before I take the Oath of Citizenship. I understand
the content of this form. I declare that the information provided is true, correct and complete, and that the photographs enclosed are a true likeness of me. I
understand that if I or someone on my behalf, makes a false representation, or commit fraud or conceal any material circumstances relevant to my application, I
could be prohibited from becoming a citizen and reapplying for citizenship for 5 years, my citizenship could be revoked and I could be charged with an offence as
provided for under the Citizenship Act or the Criminal Code.
Notice: IRCC may verify the authenticity and accuracy of any documents you have provided in support of your application for an adult grant of citizenship with
the body that issued the documents.
I have indicated in Section 8 of this form whether the prohibitions apply to me.
I have indicated my future residence intentions in Section 10 of this form.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Remember to make sure that you are eligible to apply for citizenship on the day BEFORE you sign this application.
(you must sign inside the white box in black ink only)
City
Date
(YYYY-MM-DD)
Protected Information
Personal Information Bank CIC PPU 050
The information you provide on this form is collected under the authority of the Citizenship Act to determine whether your citizenship application may be approved. It will be stored in
the Personal Information Bank (CIC PPU 050 entitled Application and Assessment for Canadian Citizenship). The information may be shared with other Canadian government
institutions such as the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), and foreign
governments in accordance with the Citizenship Regulations or subsection 8(2) of the Privacy Act. Information may also be disclosed to foreign governments, law enforcement
bodies and detaining authorities with respect to the administration and enforcement of citizenship legislation where such sharing of information may not put the individual and/or his/
her family at risk. Information may also be systematically validated by other Canadian government institutions under the terms of an agreement or arrangement for the purposes of
validating status and identity to administer their programs. In accordance with the Privacy Act and the Access to Information Act, individuals have a right to protection of, access to
and correction of their personal information. Details on these matters are available at the InfoSource Website at http://infosource.gc.ca
. InfoSource is also available at public libraries
across Canada.
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