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== D. Minors ==
== D. Minors ==


'''Note:''' It is anticipated that the minimum age requirements will soon change. Users of this service are advised to check the [http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/index.asp IRCC website] to see what the current requirements are for minors.
With the 2017 Bill C-6 having received royal assent, minors can now apply for citizenship without a Canadian parent, as the age requirement for citizenship has been removed under subsection 5(1). A person having custody of the minor or empowered to act on their behalf by court order, written agreement or operation of law (s, 5(1.04)), can now apply for citizenship on behalf of the minor, unless that requirement is waived by the Minister (ss. 5(1.05) & 5(3)(b)(v)).


The four-year residency requirement does not apply to children under the age of 18. There is no residency requirement for children applying under [http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-29/page-2.html#docCont s 5(2)]. Parents who are citizens may apply for citizenship for their child as soon as the child becomes a permanent resident ([http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-29/page-2.html#docCont s 5(2)]). Adoptive parents who are citizens may bypass the permanent residency requirement, and may make an application for citizenship on behalf of their child directly ([http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-29/page-3.html#docCont s 5.1(1)]). However, in order to do so the adoption must “create a genuine relationship of parent and child”. Additionally, this direct route to citizenship is not available beyond the first generation of Canadians born or adopted abroad (i.e. the parents must derive their own citizenship by being born in Canada or through naturalization).
The four-year residency requirement does not apply to children under the age of 18. There is no residency requirement for children applying under [http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-29/page-2.html#docCont s 5(2)]. Parents who are citizens may apply for citizenship for their child as soon as the child becomes a permanent resident ([http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-29/page-2.html#docCont s 5(2)]). Adoptive parents who are citizens may bypass the permanent residency requirement, and may make an application for citizenship on behalf of their child directly ([http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-29/page-3.html#docCont s 5.1(1)]). However, in order to do so the adoption must “create a genuine relationship of parent and child”. Additionally, this direct route to citizenship is not available beyond the first generation of Canadians born or adopted abroad (i.e. the parents must derive their own citizenship by being born in Canada or through naturalization).
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