Citizenship
Citizenship proof
This document allows you to prove your Canadian citizenship. You can apply if you want:
• Pass on your Canadian citizenship to a child born outside of Canada
• Provide a document that proves you are a Canadian citizen (if you need to apply for a passport, job, pension, or social security number)
• Replace a lost, destroyed, or stolen certificate
• Update your certificate (for example, if you have changed your legal name)
Benefits of obtaining Canadian citizenship
• Unrestricted travel rights. The Canadian passport ranks ninth among the most powerful travel documents in the world
• Benefits for children (such as education, health care, and social benefits)
• Job Opportunities at Federal Government Levels
• Political participation
• Other multiple benefits
Eligibility criteria
Canadian law will grant citizenship to foreigners who meet the following eligibility criteria to be Canadian:
