Day-count & readiness check
1–3 weeks
Often a single consultation plus your travel records. Sometimes the honest advice is: wait four more months, then apply safely.
Citizenship
Becoming Canadian
Citizenship is the calmest of the four pathways: the requirements are objective, and most of the work is careful counting. You need 1,095 days physically in Canada within the five years before you apply, tax filings in order, and — for ages 18 to 54 — proof of language ability and a pass on the citizenship test. The most common mistake is applying with a presence count that's merely close.
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Complexity: Usually straightforward
Who walks this path
This pathway usually fits when…
- You've been a permanent resident for roughly three of the last five years
- Your travel history is complicated and you want the day-count done properly
- You'd like support through the test and documents rather than going it alone
The route
5 waypoints, in order.
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Count the days — properly
Every absence matters: vacations, work trips, the long visit home. We reconstruct your travel history against passport stamps and records, and we recommend a buffer well above 1,095 days — applying at the bare minimum invites trouble if one trip was misremembered.
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Confirm the other requirements
Tax filings for the relevant years, language evidence if you're 18–54, and no disqualifying issues. Most people clear these easily; we check rather than assume.
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Prepare and file the application
The form rewards precision — addresses, absences, and work history for five years, consistent to the day with your documents. We prepare it with you and review it twice before it's submitted.
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The citizenship test
Twenty questions on Canada's history, institutions, and geography, taken online for most applicants. The official study guide is genuinely enough — we share a study plan and a practice sitting if you want one.
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The oath
The final step is a ceremony — most are video calls these days, some in person. You take the oath, and you're Canadian. Bring the family; nobody regrets making a moment of it.
The paperwork
The documents that decide the file.
If your passports don't tell the whole travel story — lost documents, unstamped land crossings — say so early. There are proper ways to reconstruct a record, and guessing is not one of them.
Read: Documents, done right →- 01 PR card and confirmation of permanent residence
- 02 Every passport held during the five-year window
- 03 Complete list of absences from Canada, with dates and reasons
- 04 Tax filing history for the relevant years
- 05 Language evidence, ages 18–54 — test results, or transcripts from study in English or French
- 06 Two citizenship photos to specification
Timelines, told honestly
What we control, what the government controls.
Preparation & filing
2–4 weeks
Form preparation, document assembly, and a two-pass review.
Government processing to oath
Commonly around a year, test included
Published times have ranged widely in recent years. The test invitation, decision, and ceremony each have their own queue; we track all three for you.
Citizenship timing is the most patience-shaped of all: the file is usually either clearly ready or clearly not. Our value is making sure yours is clearly ready — and telling you candidly when waiting a season makes the application safer.
About complexity: For most permanent residents with tidy travel records, this is the simplest application they'll ever file. Complicated travel histories or residency questions are the exception — and exactly when advice earns its fee.
What it costs
Every service on this pathway has a published flat fee — and a plain list of what's never included, like government fees and translations.
See the citizenship feesEducational only — not legal advice. Immigration law and processing times change with little notice, and small facts change answers. A consultation assesses your actual case, documents, and dates. Rules for this pathway have changed more than once in recent years — what you read anywhere (including here) can go stale quickly.
Other pathways
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01
Work permitsWorking in Canada
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Family sponsorshipBringing family home
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Permanent residencePoints-based PR
Next waypoint
Ready to walk the citizenship path?
One hour with a lawyer or regulated consultant, in your language — you leave with a written plan, the current published processing times, and the exact flat fee for your file.