Canada News from July Julyy 2019
Taking the Oath of Citizenship at a citizenship ceremony is your final step to become a Canadian citizen. Citizenship ceremonies take place across the country and at all times of the year.
Who has to take the oath?
Adults and children aged 14 or over must go to the citizenship ceremony and take the oath.
Parents will get certificates of citizenship for their children under age 14. Children under age 14 don’t have to go, but are welcome to. Get your citizenship ceremony date About 1 to 2 weeks before the ceremony, we’ll send you a notice with the date, time and location. The ceremony will usually take place within 3 months after your test. If you’re not available on the day of your ceremony, send us a message to explain why and get a new date. If you don’t give an explanation or your explanation isn’t reasonable, we may stop processing your application and not grant you citizenship.
You can either:email or write to the office that sent you the notice (within 30 days of the appointment) oruse the online web form Generally, once we receive your message, we’ll schedule your ceremony on a different day. We’ll let you know by email if you gave us your email address or letter mail if we don’t have your email address.
You need to stay in the room for the entire ceremony. If you’re bringing a young child, also bring a guest who can take them out of the room if they get restless and need to leave the ceremony room. If you can’t arrange child care, let us know and we’ll reschedule your ceremony date. Language of your ceremony
Your notice tells you if your ceremony will be mostly in English, mostly in French, or bilingual. If you want to attend a bilingual ceremony, contact the office that sent you the notice.
What to bring?
When you come to the ceremony, bring: your ceremony notice a signed copy of the Permission Release and Consent form (included with the notice) permanent resident card if you have one (even if it’s expired) or Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM5292 or IMM5688)
Record of Landing (IMM 1000) if you became a permanent resident before June 28, 2002
2 pieces of personal identification (ID) one piece of ID must have your photograph and signature, for example: driver’s licence, health card or permanent resident card foreign ID documents must be governmentissued, Canadian ones don’t need to be government-issued if they’re not in English or French, you must provide a translation with an affidavit from the translator minors are not required to show identification with a signature all your passports and travel documents, current and expired, that you listed on the application form optional: a holy book, of your choice, if you want to use one to swear the Oath of Citizenship
What happens at the ceremony During your ceremony, you will: take the Oath of Citizenship get your citizenship certificate sign the Oath or Affirmation of Citizenship form sing the national anthem, O Canada
A citizenship judge or official will preside over the ceremony and lead the Oath of Citizenship. Many people will take the oath with you. The ceremony official will say the oath in English and in French. As a group, you’ll repeat the words to the oath after the official. You must repeat the oath in at least one of the official languages, but we encourage you to say them in both. You’ll also be invited to sing the bilingual version of the national anthem. You can swear or affirm the oath. Swearing is for people who want to refer to their religious beliefs and affirming is for people who don’t want to refer to religious text. If you want to swear the oath on your holy book, bring it with you.
Once you take the Oath of Citizenship, you’ll be a Canadian citizen. We’ll give you your citizenship certificate as proof that you’re a Canadian citizen. It will show the date that you became a citizen. Keep it in a safe place. Prepare to say the oath and sing the anthem We’ll give you the words to the oath and the anthem at the ceremony, but you can practice to prepare for the ceremony.
Oath of Citizenship
You can: read the Oath of Citizenship watch the video(on line) National anthem: O Canada
In all provinces and territories, except Quebec, we use the bilingual, English
O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all of us command. Car ton bras sait porter l’épée,
Il sait porter la croix!
Ton histoire est une épopée
Des plus brillants exploits.
God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. Listen to a bilingual, English first recording performed by our choir and musicians: After the ceremony: Apply for a passport, changing your address and other services Apply for a passport
As a new citizen, you can apply for a Canadian passport.
A valid Canadian passport is the only travel document that proves you have the right to enter Canada.
Your citizenship certificate is not a travel document.
You must wait at least 2 business days after your ceremony before you can apply for a passport.
Changing your address
After you become a Canadian citizen, you don’t need to tell us if you change your address.
Apply for a citizenship certificate Find a citizenship ceremony in your area