Canadian Citizenship-Mother is a citizen

kat52

My mother lived in Canada and became a citizen through naturalisation and although my father worked in Canada he did not become a citizen. I'm trying to research as to whether I can become a citizen but the information is kind of confusing. Does anyone know if I would be eligible for citizenship? Or how would I go about applying for it? And is there a certain age I have to apply before?

Thank you!

jaymcg91

If you got Canadian citizenship after your children were born, your children did not automatically become citizens because you did.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/become-eligibility.asp

kat52

Yeah my mother got citizenship before we were born does that mean we still don't get it? Thanks!

jaymcg91

This means that, in general, children born outside Canada to a parent who was a Canadian citizen at the time of the child’s birth will only be Canadian at birth if:

the parent was born in Canada, or
the parent became a Canadian citizen by being granted citizenship, also known as naturalization, (except for a grant of citizenship for adopted persons under section 5.1 of the Citizenship Act ).

From what I can gather, because your mother was already a citizen when you were born, they automatically consider you a citizen, so you don't have to apply for it,(which would need the residency requirements etc, which I imagine was the part confusing you). You need a citizenship certificate to prove you're Canadian, and then apply for a passport.

It costs $75 to apply for a Canadian Citizenship Certificate.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/CIT0001ETOC.asp

kat52

Thank you so much that's really helpful!