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If the Record of Landing has been lost or stolen, the applicant must notify police immediately. When successful applicants come to their ceremony, they must bring satisfactory evidence that they have reported the loss or theft to police, and will also be required to complete a statutory declaration. | If the Record of Landing has been lost or stolen, the applicant must notify police immediately. When successful applicants come to their ceremony, they must bring satisfactory evidence that they have reported the loss or theft to police, and will also be required to complete a statutory declaration. | ||
'''Note:''' If the applicant forgets to bring the Record of Landing or evidence of a reported loss or theft, local office staff will make arrangements for the applicant to return with the necessary papers to another ceremony or, where applicable, exercise their discretion to allow the applicant to participate in a ceremony with the understanding that he or she will become a citizen, but only receive the commemorative document at that time. In that case, the applicant’s file with the citizenship card will be kept in the local office until the applicant brings or sends the Record of Landing to be stamped. Citizenship certificates not picked up within a reasonable time will be destroyed. The client will need to apply for a new certificate. | |||
Citizenship ceremonies are open to the public. Applicants who are 14 years of age or over on the day they are granted citizenship are required to take the oath of citizenship, which is repeated after a judge. | Citizenship ceremonies are open to the public. Applicants who are 14 years of age or over on the day they are granted citizenship are required to take the oath of citizenship, which is repeated after a judge. | ||
OATH OR AFFIRMATION OF CITIZENSHIP | :OATH OR AFFIRMATION OF CITIZENSHIP | ||
“I swear (or affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors, and that I will faithfully observe the laws of Canada and fulfil my duties as a Canadian Citizen.” | :“I swear (or affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors, and that I will faithfully observe the laws of Canada and fulfil my duties as a Canadian Citizen.” | ||
== D. Judicial Reviews == | |||
Where an application has not been approved, the applicant will be notified of the decision, the reasons for the decision, and his or her right to judicial review. All judicial reviews are made to the Federal Court of Canada. If an applicant decides to seek judicial review, a Notice of Application must be filed in the Court Registry within '''60 days''' of the date the notice of refusal was received. All decisions of the Federal Court are final. However, applicants are free to reapply at any time. | |||
'''Note:'' LSLAP does not take any Federal Court cases of this kind as it is outside of the progam’s mandate. | |||