🇨🇦 Canada · Guide

Canada citizenship route guide

A summary of the separate citizenship stage after permanent residence, including physical presence, tax, language, knowledge and prohibition checks. Meeting a residence calculation does not itself guarantee approval.

Published routes

Only records with complete current review coverage and official sources are shown.

Canadian citizenship - standard adult rule

Adults normally need permanent resident status and the required physical presence during the five-year eligibility period, together with applicable tax, language, knowledge and prohibition checks. Temporary residence before permanent residence may receive limited credit under the official rules.

TimingCheck the official residence-period rule.

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This page is a summary of recorded data, not legal text or individual advice. Policies, fees, processing times and documents can change; use the official sources on each route page.

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