Citizenship and Naturalization

Canadian citizenship is automatically obtained either by being born in Canada or by descent where at least one of your parents is a first-generation Canadian. However, for permanent residences who are interested in becoming citizens, they must be able to demonstrate that they:

• be a permanent resident;
• have lived in Canada for three out of the last five years;
• have filed their taxes;
• have passed the citizenship test and interview;
• meet the language requirements.

The current processing time for these applications according to the IRCC is 12 months.