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If you need to prove your Canadian citizenship, you can apply for a citizenship certificate if you:
The miniature wallet sized certificate of citizenship is the most satisfactory proof of Canadian citizenship. However, if you are born in Canada, a birth certificate or baptismal certificate can be proof if it indicates place and date of birth. Other countries typically require a Canadian passport as proof of citizenship for the purpose of travelling.  '''Please note that the new certificate of citizenship does not contain a photograph and cannot be used as photographic identification for he purpose of voting.'''
* are a Canadian citizen who was born outside Canada
 
* were born in Canada and need proof besides your Canadian provincial or territorial birth certificate  
To obtain a miniature certificate or to replace one, applications should be made to the case processing centre in Sydney, Nova Scotia. The fee for Proof of Citizenship is $75.
The government of Canada has stopped issuing citizenship cards.  If you apply to update or replace a citizenship card, you will receive a citizenship certificate instead. There are other documents accepted as proof of citizenship, namely, birth certificates, naturalization certificates issued before Jan 1, 1947, registration of birth abroad certificates issued between Jan 1, 1947 and Feb 14, 1977 and certificates of retention issued between Jan 1, 1947 and Feb 14, 1977.




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Revision as of 21:46, 17 August 2018



If you need to prove your Canadian citizenship, you can apply for a citizenship certificate if you:

  • are a Canadian citizen who was born outside Canada
  • were born in Canada and need proof besides your Canadian provincial or territorial birth certificate

The government of Canada has stopped issuing citizenship cards. If you apply to update or replace a citizenship card, you will receive a citizenship certificate instead. There are other documents accepted as proof of citizenship, namely, birth certificates, naturalization certificates issued before Jan 1, 1947, registration of birth abroad certificates issued between Jan 1, 1947 and Feb 14, 1977 and certificates of retention issued between Jan 1, 1947 and Feb 14, 1977.


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