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Becoming a Canadian Becoming a Canadian CitizenCitizen

Ensure that your clickers are ready…

For each of the citizenship criteria, indicate if you:

1. Strongly Disagree

2. Disagree3. Agree4. Strongly

Agree

Citizenship by Birth

People are considered to be Canadian citizens by birth if they meet EITHER of the following criteria:


Be born in Canada

1-Strongly Disagree; 2-Disagree; 3-Agree; 4-Strongly Agree


Have at least one parent who is a Canadian citizen


Citizenship by Naturalization

Naturalization is a legal process the can be followed in order to become a Canadian citizen.

To become a Canadian citizen by Naturalization ALL the following criteria must be met:


Be 18 years of age or older



Be a permanent resident of Canada who came to Canada legally (whether as an immigrant or a refugee)



Have lived in Canada for three of the four years prior to applying for citizenship



Speak either English or French



You cannot become a citizen if you:• have been convicted of an indictable (criminal) offence or an offence under the Citizenship Act in the three years before you applied;• are currently charged with an indictable offence or an offence under the Citizenship Act;• are in prison, on parole or on probation;• are under a removal order (have been ordered by Canadian officials to leave Canada);• are under investigation for, are charged with, or have been convicted of a war crime or a crime against humanity; or• you have had your Canadian citizenship taken away in the past five years.


Criminal History


Know Canada’s history and geography



Understand Canada’s system of government and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship


Honourary Citizenship

Use your web search skills to find out about Honourary Canadian Citizenship.

You have 10 minutes to research that topic. You’ll then be asked to provide feedback on a related question…

Honourary Citizenship

It’s a good idea for Canada to have a system of Honourary Canadian Citizenship.


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