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Resumption of Canadian Citizenship

If you have lost your Canadian citizenship and you now wish to resume it, you must make an “Application to Resume Canadian Citizenship”.

To be eligible to resume your Canadian citizenship, you must:

• have been a Canadian citizen;
• have lost your Canadian citizenship by means other than revocation;
• not be under a removal order;
• not be subject to any prohibition under the Citizenship Act;
• have become a permanent resident of Canada after the loss of your Canadian citizenship*; and
• have resided in Canada as a permanent resident for at least one year immediately before the application.*
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  * The last two provisions do not apply to people who lost their citizenship as minors (under 21 years of age) between January 1, 1947, and February 14, 1977. These people can apply to resume their citizenship without having to become permanent residents and live in Canada for one year.

Once your application is received at the Case Processing Centre, it will be reviewed and processing will begin. In some cases, you may be contacted for more information or you may be asked to appear for an interview. If you meet the requirements to resume citizenship, you will be contacted to make arrangements for taking the oath of citizenship and receiving your citizenship certificate.

All applicants should use the Application to Resume Canadian Citizenship form.

To apply from within Canada, download and print an application or contact the CIC Call Centre.

To apply from outside of Canada, download and print an application or contact the Canadian embassy, high commission or consulate responsible for your area.