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Certificate of Canadian Citizenship:
An Examiner’s Guide

This information will help you, an examiner or official, become familiar with the security features you will find on the new Certificate of Canadian Citizenship.

The Citizenship Card is a wallet-sized legal document issued by the department of Citizenship and Immigration. It shows that the holder is a Canadian citizen. While the look and feel has not changed much from previous versions, there are a number of security enhancements that you will notice.

The following features shown here will help you evaluate a card’s validity.

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Embedded security thread. View with transmitted light. Look for positive and reverse printing and microtext.
Expanded image of security thread
Image of front of certificate Expanded image of clock towerExpanded image of microtext along edging
  High resolution security
printing of images
and microtext.
 
Engraving. Cardholder data
repeated on laminate.		  
Expanded image of laser engraving
Expanded image of integrated photograph
Integrated
photograph
Image of back of certificate
Expanded image of "A" series designator
“A” Series designator for all Cards issued as of April 2002.
Two expanded images of microtext
Microtext

 

 

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Ultraviolet Features

Expanded image of flurorscent security threads under UV light Image of front of certificate under UV light
When exposed to a common UV light source, fibres embedded in the paper will fluoresce in green and orange. An intricately detailed image of the Coat-of-Arms and microtext lines are also visible.
Image of back of certificate under UV light Detailed image of the Coat-of-Arms

 

© Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada 2002
Cat. No. Ci51-69/2002E
ISBN 0-662-31769-6
C&I-477-02-05E
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Last Updated: 2002-09-01 Return to top of page Important Notices