Citizenship

Becoming a citizen of Canada gives you the following benefits:

· You have the right to settle permanently in a part of Canada

· You have the right to participate in the country’s electoral process.

· You have the right to be issued a Canadian passport

The process of citizenship application involves the following:

· You are required to have spent three years in Canada as a permanent resident to become eligible to apply.

· Meet certain requirements and take a citizenship test if applicable

· Attend a citizenship ceremony where the Canada’s citizenship oath is administered

Canada Encounter will help you calculate your citizenship Eligibility verify your documentation. We will also help in answering all your questions relating to the application including but not limited to the following:

• Will time spent in Canada before becoming a permanent resident count towards a citizenship application?

• If someone was a Canadian citizen as a child but has not lived in Canada for many years, does he or she qualify as a citizen?

• Do children born in Canada gain citizenship automatically?

• A spouse who has lived with a citizen outside Canada for a long time be qualified to apply for citizenship.