Citizenship Certificate

The Citizenship Certificate program issues citizenship certificates to naturalized Canadian citizens, as well as to Canadian-born citizens who submit an application.

Delivered by: Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)

Application Information

• The program requires approximately three months to process applications.
• Individuals can view the status of their applications online using the Client Applications Status service.
• Application Form

Financial Information

• There is a fee of $75 (tax included) for citizenship certificate applications.

Contact Information

• General Inquiries: 1-888-242-2100
• TTY: 1-888-576-8502

Related Information

• A new application must be submitted when a citizenship certificate card is lost, stolen or destroyed, and when the information or photo on the card becomes out of date.