r/Canadiancitizenship

Be civil, follow Rediquette, and do not break the law. No hate / anti-citizenship rhetoric, etc.

• No negative content toward other users that goes beyond simple disagreement.
• Follow Rediquette when possible.
• Questions regarding the law are permitted; don't ask for help with, or advise, breaking the law.
• No harassment; racism; hate speech; xenophobia; anti-citizenship/immigration comments; or other content seemingly disrespectful, offensive, or harassing of others here.
• Don't denigrate a request for urgent processing based on IRCC criteria.

Before posting or commenting, always read the wiki and search prior posts first!

Please first read the wiki, including the complete FAQs.

Always search previous posts in the subreddit first.

Questions already addressed in the wiki or, at a substantive level, prior posts may be deleted. Especially do not post, e.g.: "My [great grandpa] was born in Canada. Can I get citizenship?"; "I read the FAQ but I didn't believe it. Is this true?", "Should I hire a lawyer do to the paperwork for me?"; etc etc.

Must be about Canadian citizenship

Posts must be centered on Canadian citizenship - naturalization, applying for a citizenship certificate, etc.

Posts about secondary issues linked to citizenship, such as moving to Canada, sponsoring a spouse for Canadian PR, security clearances, travelling with multiple passports, tax implications, etc., belong in other subreddits.

Weekly threads: Announcements about early milestones go in the weekly thread.

It's exciting to discover your eligibility, receive your first genealogical document, send off your big envelope, and get AOR for it. Please share that excitement in the most recent Monday weekly thread. Separate posts will be removed.

Weekly threads: Genealogy questions belong in the weekly thread.

Genealogy questions and conversations are being moved to a centralized Tuesday weekly thread. Please post your genealogy questions there (but questions about archives issues should go to the Saturday weekly thread). Separate posts will be removed.

Weekly threads: Posts about delays / PSU / general venting go in the weekly thread.

When you're experiencing serious slowdowns in your process and are seeking help, please discuss that in most recent Wednesday weekly thread. Separate posts will be removed.

Weekly threads: Announcements about application approval go in the weekly thread.

If you've just been issued your proof of citizenship, congratulations! Please share your story in the most recent Thursday weekly thread. Separate posts will be removed.

Weekly threads: CIT0001 application & supporting docs questions go in the weekly thread.

If you're looking for feedback on your application, the documentation that you're putting together to support it, etc, these should go under the Friday weekly thread. Separate posts for these will be deleted.

Weekly threads: General archives issues go in the weekly thread.

To discuss the general issues facing people requesting records from Canadian provincial archives as well as US state, local and religious/church archives and to discuss turnaround times, delays, and other issues, or cost changes, like in Quebec, or to commiserate or discuss strategies and outcomes, comment under the Saturday weekly thread. Separate posts for these will be deleted.

No misinformation

Wrong, inaccurate, and/or misleading information is not permitted.

No spam / solicitation / advertisements / paid services / surveys

No content that constitutes spamming, solicitation, or advertising. No recommending, or requesting recommendations for, paid services, with limited exceptions for practical purposes, like for photographers and shipping companies/resellers. No surveys.

No AI-generated content (like from ChatGPT / Gemini / Claude / etc)

If you use an AI-LLM system like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, etc, to substantially generate your post or comment, it can be removed.

No unduly political content

Posts and comments that extend into political commentary going beyond what is useful or enlightening, given the context of any particular situation, are not allowed.

While this is hard to give the specific outlines of, please use your best judgement in this regard.

"Political content" can encompass discussion of such things as parties, politicians, and campaigns, and also government policies, elected officials, and current events, if framed in a heavily political manner, and even jokes.

No drama

No creating drama. No posting your personal drama. No posting your family history of drama. We do not need to know your entire life story and why X relative will not give you their birth certificate or marriage record. Just the facts, please.

No "will this photo be ok?" posts.

The IRCC is very specific about photo requirements. See the official photo requirements here

For additional questions, ask on the application assistance megathread. Separate posts will be removed.