Applying for Canadian Citizenship | COVID-19

IRCC is still accepting new citizenship applications during COVID-19. However, there will be delays in the processing of all immigration applications.

There are also a few other important differences to the way Canadian citizenship applications are being handled temporarily.

All Canadian Citizenship Events Are Cancelled

All citizenship events are cancelled until further notice. This includes:

• Citizenship ceremonies

• Citizenship tests and retests

• Hearings (including video conference hearings)

• Interviews

• Citizenship events in our temporary offices (itinerant service trips)

If your citizenship event was cancelled, you should check the information letter sent by IRCC. IRCC will send you a new date and time as soon as possible.

How to Check the Processing of Your Citizenship Application

You can check the status of your application online, or contact IRCC using the web form.

Submitting Your Citizenship Application Documents

If IRCC requests documents for your application, you will have an extra 90 days from the deadline in the request letter to submit them. This extension applies to all citizenship applications, which include:

• Canadian citizenship for

  • Adults

  • Minors (under 18)

  • Canadian Armed Forces members

  • Adopted child from abroad

• Resuming Canadian citizenship

• Giving up Canadian citizenship (renunciation)

• Applying for a Canadian citizenship certificate (proof of citizenship)

• Applying for a search of citizenship records

Physical Presence Requirement

Extra days spent abroad due to COVID-19 will not count as days in Canada. You must still meet the physical presence requirement for the citizenship application.

For more information, you may find these pages helpful:

• CBSA

• Government of Canada Coronavirus Travel Advice

• IRCC Newsroom

• IRCC Notices

• IRCC Twitter

• IRCC COVID-19 Questions and Answers

• COVID-19 Health Advice from the Government of Canada

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Our Services

Calver and Associates is a leading provider of Canadian Immigration services in Durham Region. We serve clients in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, and beyond. Our Registered Canadian Immigration Consultant has over 10 years of experience in Canadian Immigration law and over four years of experience serving those in the Oshawa area.

We can provide assistance with applications for both temporary and permanent residency in Canada. We handle applications for study permits, permanent residency, family class sponsorship, visitor visas, work permits, and Canadian citizenship. We also handle criminal inadmissibility cases by developing remedies for refusal.