Minors under 14 years of age are not required to take the oath of citizenship at a ceremony. However minors are welcome to attend a citizenship ceremony. If you would like them to attend a ceremony, please check “yes” box in Question 11 on the application.
If an application for a minor under 14 years of age is not submitted at the same time as a parent (non-concurrently), the certificate of Canadian citizenship is mailed to the parent/guardian.
You can check current processing times on the Application processing times webpage.
While your application is in process, you must tell us if you change your address, email address, or telephone number. Use the Change your address tool to give us your new contact information.
If you do not notify us of any change in your/the minor’s contact information, and we can’t reach you, the minor’s application could be abandoned or closed.
Remember, Canada Post’s Mail Forwarding Service does not forward parcels and a citizenship application package is considered a parcel.
You can check the status of the minor’s application online. The status will only appear online once we receive and have accepted the minor’s application into processing.
Find out how to remove the minor’s application status information from the Internet.
Your personal information is:
Consult the information below to determine the documents that are to be included with the minor’s application.
Then you must submit a copy of the change of name document issued by a Canadian province or territory, or by the appropriate foreign-state authority. The document must show both the minor’s previous and amended names.
The following documents are accepted:
The following documents are accepted for changes to family name only:
Then you must provide a copy of the following documents:
Then you must provide a copy of the following documents:
If you have applied and obtained an amendment to the minor’s Record of Landing, or Confirmation of Permanent Residence due to errors made by Canadian immigration officials when recording the minor’s name, then you must submit a copy of the amendment or a letter confirming the change of name.
The date of birth on the minor’s citizenship certificate will be the same as the one shown on their immigration document unless you:
If the date of birth has been corrected on the immigration document, then you must provide a copy of:
If you have legally changed the date of birth by a provincial/territorial court order, then you must provide a copy of:
If the minor did not change the date of birth by a provincial/territorial court order and the date of birth has not been corrected on the minor’s immigration document, then you must provide a copy of:
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