At midnight on March 31, 2025, the correct of citizenship price for adults was elevated.
Everlasting residents who’ve utilized—or will apply—for Canadian citizenship on or after this date will now be topic to the brand new price of $119.75.
Those that have submitted an entire Canadian citizenship software on-line earlier than midnight on March 31, and paid the $100 price, won’t be affected by this variation.
Those that have submitted paper purposes earlier than this date could also be required to pay the distinction.
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Who’s affected?
To apply for Canadian citizenship, everlasting residents 18 years of age and older are required to pay two charges, together with a:
- Processing price ($530); and
- Proper of citizenship price (now $119.75).
Which means adults can anticipate to pay a complete of $649.75 as an alternative of the outdated $630 price that was in place for this demographic previous to March 31.
Stateless adults born to a Canadian mother or father should additionally pay the elevated proper of citizenship price.
Minors (these underneath 18) are solely required to pay a $100 processing price when making use of for citizenship—and this price has remained unchanged.
Turning into a Canadian citizen by naturalization
People can turn into Canadian residents by naturalization in the event that they fulfill particular standards outlined by the Canadian Citizenship Act.
They’re required to:
- Have everlasting resident standing;
- Meet Canada’s minimal bodily presence necessities of getting resided within the nation for at the very least 1,095 days (three years) throughout the previous 5 years previous to making use of;
- File their taxes (if they’re legally required to do) inside that five-year interval;
- Cross a Canadian citizenship check if they’re between the ages of 18 and 54; and
- Show English or French language proficiency (CLB 4).
Minors are exempt from the bodily presence requirement.
People are granted Canadian citizenship in a digital or in-person ceremony. On the ceremony, these ages 14 years or older should take the oath of citizenship.
CanadaVisa has a free citizenship eligibility calculator which everlasting residents can use to test in the event that they qualify for Canadian citizenship.
On the time of writing, the present processing time for Canadian citizenship purposes is roughly eight months.
Schedule a Free Canadian Citizenship Session with the Cohen Immigration
Regulation Agency
