Citizenship applications

Note: Applications are in Adobe® Acrobat format. If you can not view them, you can order them online on each application page or by contacting the CIC Call Centre.

Canadian Citizenship

Note: you must be a permanent resident of Canada to apply for Canadian citizenship.

I need to apply for Canadian citizenship for a(n):

• Adult (18 and over)
• Minor (under 18)
• Adopted person

Proof of citizenship (citizenship certificate/card)

• Apply for a new or replacement citizenship certificate/card
• Solemn Declaration Concerning a Citizenship Certificate That Was Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Never Received

Citizenship status and records

• Search of Citizenship Records
• Renounce Canadian Citizenship (for certain people who acquired citizenship on April 17, 2009) (R7.1)
• Renounce Canadian Citizenship under Subsection 9(1)
• Resume Canadian Citizenship Under Subsections 11(1)