Application to resume Canadian citizenship under subsection 11(1) (CIT 0301)

How to complete your application

If you are applying for resumption of citizenship under subsection 11(1), before completing the application to resume Canadian citizenship, calculate your residence time to determine whether you qualify to apply now. You must be a permanent resident residing in Canada for at least one year (365 days) immediately before the date you sign your application. Time spent on probation, on parole, or in prison during this year may not qualify as residence time. If you left Canada during this year, you may still apply to resume citizenship, but it will be up to a judge to determine if your absences affect your application. If you have questions about your residence, contact the Call Centre.

Follow the instructions carefully. Delays will result if the application is not properly completed, or if all of the necessary documents have not been submitted. If you need more space to answer any questions use an extra sheet of paper and indicate the number and/or letter of the question you are answering.

Warning: If you send us an application that has any misleading or fraudulent information on it, you can be charged with a criminal offence under federal law and your application to resume citizenship could be refused.

Follow these step-by-step instructions

Section 1

You must indicate whether you would like service in English or French.

Section 2

You must indicate if you have any special needs. Special needs are described as:

• wheelchair access
• sign language interpretation
• personal assistance (for example, you will be accompanied by a care attendant, an interpreter, a seeing eye dog, a sighted guide, etc.)

Section 3

You must indicate if you have ever applied to resume Canadian citizenship before. Check “No” or “Yes”. If “Yes”, indicate when you last applied.

You must indicate if you have ever had a certificate of Canadian citizenship. Check “No” or “Yes”. If you check “Yes”, indicate the family name, given names, certificate number and the date the certificate was issued.

You must indicate whether you have previously returned the certificate of Canadian citizenship and/or the pink transmission copy of a certificate, or whether you are returning it with this application. If the certificate is not being returned, you must tell us if it was stolen, lost, or destroyed. Indicate if the theft or loss was reported to police and give the details, (e.g., a copy of the police report).

You must return any Canadian citizenship certificates in your possession. Failure to do so will result in delays in processing your application.

Section 4

A. Indicate your family name and given name(s), as they appear on your Record of Landing (IMM 1000), Permanent Resident Card (PRC) or Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 or IMM 5509).

B. If you have legally changed your name since obtaining the document used in 5A, indicate what your new name is. Remember to supply a clear and legible photocopy of your legal change of name document (for example, provincial or territorial change of name certificate, court order, marriage certificate, adoption order, divorce decree, etc.).

C. If you have used another name in the past, or are known by a name other than the one you listed above, indicate the name on the application form. (Other names can include your birth name, nicknames, community names, etc.)

D. The name on your certificate of Canadian citizenship will be the same as the one shown on your Record of Landing (IMM 1000), Permanent Resident Card (PRC), or Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 or IMM 5509) unless you have legally changed it after arriving in Canada. A legal change of name must be supported by a copy of an approved amendment to your Record of Landing, Permanent Resident Card, Confirmation of Permanent Residence, or a provincial/territorial legal change of name document, or a provincial/territorial adoption order.

You may request that the certificate of Canadian citizenship show a different name, if you can provide provincial/territorial identification reading exactly the same as the name you are requesting. Examples of documents that you could provide are: health insurance card, driver’s licence or an official school record issued by the provincial/territorial department responsible for Education. Foreign documentation may also be accepted.

If this change is significant, linking documentation showing the use of both old and new names, or the basis for the change, will be required as well as the provincial/territorial document. Examples of linking documents include a marriage certificate, a foreign change of name certificate, an adoption order, or a foreign passport showing both names.

Note: You cannot request a change of name after your application has been submitted to the Case Processing Center in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Section 5

A. Enter your date of birth exactly as it appears on your Record of Landing (IMM 1000), your Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 or IMM 5509) or Permanent Resident Card (PRC), or as it appears on your amendment made to these documents, if you have already obtained one. This is the date of birth that will appear on your citizenship certificate.

Note: If you requested an amendment to your Record of Landing or Confirmation of Permanent Residence, you will need to provide both your original Record of Landing or Confirmation of Permanent Residence and the letter you received confirming the change(s) you requested have been done.

If the date of birth on the Record of Landing, Confirmation of Permanent Residence or Permanent Resident Card is not your correct date of birth, it may be possible to change the information in your immigration records. Your Record of Landing, Confirmation of Permanent Residence or Permanent Resident Card (PRC) will be changed only to correct mistakes made by Citizenship and Immigration Canada in recording the information you provided when you applied to come to Canada. You must obtain the correct version before submitting your application for citizenship. Do not apply for citizenship until you have received a response to your request. Include your new corrected Permanent Resident Card or the letter of amendment and your original Record of Landing or Confirmation of Permanent Residence with your citizenship application. You may not change your birth date during the processing of your application for citizenship.

This guide does not provide general information about amending your Record of Landing (IMM 1000), Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 or IMM 5509) or Permanent Resident Card (PRC). For information on amending your Record of Landing or your Confirmation of Permanent Residence, refer to the guide Request to Amend the Immigration Record of Landing or Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5218). This guide may be obtained by visiting our website or by contacting the Call Centre. For information on amending your Permanent Resident Card, refer to the guide Application for a Permanent Resident Card (IMM 5445), which can be downloaded from our website or obtained by contacting the Call Centre.

Indicate the place and country where you were born.

B. Indicate whether you are male or female, your height, and the colour of your eyes. We need this information for our records. Your eye colour, sex, and height will be shown on your citizenship certificate.

C. Indicate your legal marital status.

Section 6

A. Provide your current home address complete with postal code.

B. If your mailing address is different from your home address, include your mailing address, complete with postal code.

C. We may need to contact you by phone. List the phone number(s) where you can be reached.

D. Indicate how long you have lived at your current home address.

Section 7

In order for a citizenship judge to make an assessment concerning your residence in Canada, in particular for the purpose of assessing whether Canada is the place where you regularly and customarily live, complete Section 8 of the application in detail. You may be asked to provide original documentation to support the statements you make in Section 7.

A. Indicate if you are a citizen of any other countries. If yes, list the dates and country (countries) and how you obtained citizenship.

B. If your most recent certificate of Canadian citizenship was issued before February 15, 1977 or you have never had a certificate, list all absences from Canada for one (1) year or longer before 1977. List from the date you left Canada to the date you returned. Indicate in which country you were living and the reason for the absence.

C. Give the date when you became a permanent resident. Refer to box 45 of your Record of Landing (IMM 1000), box 46 of your Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 or IMM 5509), or the back of your Permanent Resident Card (PRC).

D. Give the date you returned to Canada to live if different from C.

E. Indicate if you obtained permanent residence in another country since becoming a permanent resident of Canada. If yes, list the country (countries).

F. If you left Canada in the last year (including vacations and all trips to the United States), indicate yes and give details of all the time you spent away from Canada. If you have not travelled outside Canada in the past year, check no and move to section (G).

G. List all of your addresses including foreign addresses for the last year.

Section 8

Prohibitions under the Citizenship Act

Certain conditions outlined in the Citizenship Act may affect your application to resume citizenship. To find out if these apply to you, go to Section 8 of the application. If any of the questions in Section 8 of the application apply to you, you must provide details. For further information, contact the Call Centre.

The Registrar of Canadian Citizenship must check with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service, Immigration officials and/or Canadian Border Services Agency officials to find out if there are any criminal or security reasons that could prevent you from resuming Canadian citizenship or if there are any removal orders against you. Also, your entry to Canada and your status will be verified with Immigration officials.

You may be required to provide fingerprints to ensure that you are not prohibited under the Citizenship Act.

If you received a certificate of Canadian citizenship on or after February 15, 1977, go to Section 12.

Section 9

Check the box to indicate if you have ever lived in Canada. If yes, indicate either since birth or the date you first entered Canada to live.

Section 10

Answer all questions regarding your parents:

• Indicate the relationship of your parents to you by indicating Natural or Adoptive.
• Indicate your parents’ family name, given name(s), date of birth and place/country of birth.
• Indicate where your parents were married (if applicable) and the date of the marriage.
• Indicate how your parents obtained Canadian citizenship.
• Indicate if your parents left Canada for more than one (1) year before 1977. If yes, indicate the dates they were away and the country they were in.
• Indicate if your parents are or were a citizen of a country other than Canada. If yes, indicate the details showing the country, date and how the citizenship was obtained.
• Indicate if your parents were employed in Canada by a foreign government or international agency. If yes, provide details.
• If your parents were born in Canada, indicate if one of his or her parents was employed by a foreign government or international agency. If yes, provide details.

Section 11

If you are a woman and married before January 1, 1947:

• Indicate your husband’s family name, given name(s), country and date of birth.
• Indicate the country you were married in and the date of your marriage.
• Indicate if your husband is a Canadian citizen, and if he is, provide the details.
• Indicate the number from your husband’s citizenship certificate, if he has one, and the date he acquired citizenship.

Provide the above information for each marriage before January 1, 1947.

Section 12

Congratulatory letter

If you check the “yes” box:

• you authorize Citizenship and Immigration Canada to provide your name, address, sex and preferred official language to your federal Member of Parliament so that he or she can send you a letter of congratulations once your Canadian citizenship is resumed.

If you check the “no” box:

• Citizenship and Immigration Canada will not forward your information to your Member of Parliament.

Note: If you are not a resident of Canada you do not have to complete Section 12.

Section 13

(a) National Register of Electors - Authorization

When you resume Canadian citizenship, you will have the right to vote in federal elections and referendums. In order to vote, your name must be on the list of electors, a list that tells election officials who can vote. The list of electors is produced from the information contained in the National Register of Electors, a database created and maintained by Elections Canada.

It is important to have your name added to the National Register of Electors as soon as your citizenship is resumed, so that your name will be automatically included on the list of electors when a federal election or referendum is called. To have your name added, you must check the “yes” box in section 13(a).

If you check the “yes” box in Section 13 (a):

• You authorize Citizenship and Immigration Canada to provide your name, address, sex and date of birth to Elections Canada so that your name can be added to the National Register of Electors.
• Your information will be provided to Elections Canada only after your Canadian citizenship has been resumed.

If you check the “no” box in Section 13(a):

• Citizenship and Immigration Canada will not give your information to Elections Canada.
• You will not be on the list of electors automatically.
• You will still have the right to vote in federal elections and referendums.
• In the event of an election or referendum, you will have to take the necessary steps to be put on the list before you can vote, which means you will have to provide adequate identification that includes your name, address, and signature.

Your personal information is protected

Citizenship and Immigration Canada cannot provide information to Elections Canada without your consent. Information contained in the National Register of Electors can only be used for electoral purposes, as described in the Canada Elections Act. Your information is also protected by the Privacy Act.

For more information, call toll-free: 1-800-INFO-VOTE (1-800-463-6868) or visit the Elections Canada website (www.elections.ca).

(b) Québec’s Permanent List of Electors - Authorization

For Québec residents only.

When you resume your Canadian citizenship, you will have the right to vote. As soon as you become a Canadian citizen, you may want to have your name entered on Québec’s Permanent List of Electors.

What is Québec’s Permanent List of Electors?

The Permanent List of Electors is the registry of persons who are entitled to vote during elections and referendums in Québec. Those persons whose names appear on this list have the right to vote in provincial, municipal and school elections. The Chief Electoral Officer of Québec is responsible for drawing up and updating the Permanent List of Electors.

If you check the “yes” box in Section 13 (b):

• You authorize Citizenship and Immigration Canada to provide your name, address, sex and date of birth to the Chief Electoral Officer of Québec so that your name can be added to the Permanent List of Electors;
• Your information will be provided to the Chief Electoral Officer of Québec only after you resume your Canadian citizenship.

If you check the “no” box in Section 13 (b):

• Citizenship and Immigration Canada will not give your information to the Chief Electoral Officer of Québec;
• To be able to vote in a provincial, municipal or school election, you will have to go to the revision office and present two supporting documents to register your name on the list of electors.

Your personal information is protected.

Under the Election Act of Québec, the information provided by Citizenship and Immigration Canada to the Chief Electoral Officer may only be used for election purposes. The computer systems of Citizenship and Immigration Canada and those of the Chief Electoral Officer of Québec are not linked. Citizenship and Immigration Canada will not disclose to the Chief Electoral Officer of Québec the information needed to register you on the Permanent List of Electors without your consent.

For more information, call toll-free: 1-888-ELECTION (1-888-353-2846) or visit the Chief Electoral Officer of Québec.

Section 14

You must sign the application with the signature you currently use on other official documents. Indicate where and when (date and place) you signed your application. Make sure you are eligible to resume citizenship before that date because the application fee is not refundable.

You must sign the bottom of the photos with the same signature used on the application and on other official documents.

The application must be signed and dated before it is sent for processing. Citizenship and Immigration Canada will use the date you sign your application for the purpose of determining whether you meet the applicable criteria. If your application is not signed and dated, it will be returned to you. Your application will also be returned to you if it is stale-dated (we receive an application signed more than three (3) months ago) or if it is post-dated (we receive an application dated into the future).

Make sure that you are eligible to resume Canadian citizenship on the day before you sign the application.

Section 15

The individual, including family members or an authorized officer of a firm or organization, who assisted in the completion of this application, must complete and sign this section.

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