The expiry date will be the date on which they will turn 28 years of age and will cease to be a Canadian citizen unless they take steps to retain their citizenship. In some cases, steps must be taken at least one year before. Your current citizenship certificate is valid as long as you remain a Canadian citizen.
Can I become a Canadian citizen if I was born there?
Under recent amendments to Canada’s Citizenship Act, nearly all persons whose parent was born or naturalized in Canada are now Canadian citizens. This is true even if your parent left Canada as a child; married an American citizen (or other non-Canadian); or became a U.S. citizen (or citizen of another country).
When did Canada start allowing dual citizenship?
February 15, 1977
Citizenship Act [February 15, 1977] The Citizenship Act, effective February 15, 1977, replaced the 1947 Act with a more equitable statute. For example, British subjects no longer received special treatment and dual citizenship became recognized.
What is my citizenship status if I was born in Canada?
Paragraph 3(1)(a) sets out that a person is a Canadian citizen if that person is born in Canada. In most cases, a person born in Canada is automatically a Canadian citizen at birth.
What are the rights of a Canadian citizen?
Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms:
- freedom of conscience and religion;
- freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication;
- freedom of peaceful assembly; and.
- freedom of association.
Who Cannot apply for Canadian citizenship?
In general, a person is not eligible to become a Canadian citizen if they were convicted of an indictable offence in Canada or any offence under the Citizenship Act in the last four years. You may want to wait and check your eligibility to apply for citizenship when four years have passed since your date of conviction.
