Canadian Citizenship

Canadian citizenship entails receiving the protection of federal and provincial laws and being accorded all available political rights. Canadian citizenship may be acquired by one of three ways, namely:

• By birth in Canada;
• By a granting of citizenship by Canada; or
• By parental Canadian citizenship.

Our Canadian immigration team can provide you with comprehensive information and advice on the following:

• Rights of citizenship
• Criteria for granting citizenship
• Bars and refusals to the grant for citizenship
• Residency requirements
• Loss and resumption of citizenship
• Offences under present citizenship legislation