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# be 18 years of age or over (for persons under 18 years of age, see (see [[{{PAGENAME}}#D. Minors|D. Minors]]), | # be 18 years of age or over (for persons under 18 years of age, see (see [[{{PAGENAME}}#D. Minors|D. Minors]]), | ||
# have been a permanent resident (landed immigrant) of Canada for at least three of the four years immediately preceding the date of his or her application, | # have been a permanent resident (landed immigrant) of Canada for at least three of the four years immediately preceding the date of his or her application, | ||
#*'''Note:'''For every day ''after'' a person becomes a permanent resident, the person is considered to have accumulated one whole day of residence in Canada. For every day ''before'' a person becomes a permanent resident, (e.g. studying in Canada) the person is considered to have accumulated ''half'' a day of residence in Canada. Therefore, a client that was a temporary resident in Canada, as a student, worker or visitor prior to becoming a permanent resident, may count that time in Canada as half time. E.g., if a client had lived in Canada as a student for one year, that counts as six months towards the residency requirement. A maximum of two years may be counted as one year towards fulfilling the residency requirement. The other two years required to fulfil the residency obligation must be accumulated as a permanent resident. <br/> The Residence Calculator on the Citizenship and Immigration Canada website is helpful but is not always accurate. It can only be a guideline to determining whether an individual has fulfilled the residency requirement, and if not, when the individual is eligible to apply for citizenship. | |||
# have an adequate knowledge of either English or French, | |||
#*'''Note:''' If the client is between the ages of 18 and 54, the client is required to send proof of his or her ability to speak and listen in English or French in the citizenship application. Examples of acceptable documents that satisfy this requirement are the results of CIC-approved third-party tests; transcripts or diploma from a secondary or post-secondary education in English or French, in Canada or abroad; evidence of achieving [http://www.language.ca/ Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB)/Niveau de compétence linguistique canadien (NCLC)] level 4 or higher in certain government-funded language training programs. The full list of acceptable documents can be found on the CIC website. | #*'''Note:''' If the client is between the ages of 18 and 54, the client is required to send proof of his or her ability to speak and listen in English or French in the citizenship application. Examples of acceptable documents that satisfy this requirement are the results of CIC-approved third-party tests; transcripts or diploma from a secondary or post-secondary education in English or French, in Canada or abroad; evidence of achieving [http://www.language.ca/ Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB)/Niveau de compétence linguistique canadien (NCLC)] level 4 or higher in certain government-funded language training programs. The full list of acceptable documents can be found on the CIC website. | ||
# have an adequate knowledge of Canada and of the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship, | # have an adequate knowledge of Canada and of the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship, | ||
