Citizenship and status · IRCCOpen

Canadian citizenship

Adult grant of citizenship

Permanent residents who meet the presence and tax requirements apply, take the citizenship test and take the oath.

Adult application
C$653
Minor
C$100
Official processing time
As published by IRCC
ircc.canada.ca · fee list · modified 2026-09-21canada.ca · 2026-10-02
Stages

Stages and steps

  1. 01Agreements5 steps
  2. 02Eligibility4 steps
  3. 03Language proof2 steps
  4. 04Application2 steps
  5. 05Review2 steps
  6. 06Test3 steps
  7. 07Interview2 steps
  8. 08Oath3 steps
  9. 09Close2 steps

Each short bar is one step.

Who qualifies

Eligibility

  1. 01Permanent resident status
  2. 02At least 1,095 days in Canada in the 5 years before applying
  3. 03Taxes filed for at least 3 of those 5 years
Our fee

Our fee

A · GuidedC$1,800You gather the documents, the system checks, a licensed consultant reviews four times
B · Full serviceC$2,550The team handles every step, with a monthly progress call

GST included, government fees excluded. Full price list

In figures

Government fees, to one scale

Government fees, to one scale
Adult applicationC$653
MinorC$100

Each fee is shown on its own, to one scale, not added up.

Government fees fromircc.canada.ca · fee list · modified 2026-09-21
Process · 9 stages, 25 steps

The process

  1. 01Agreements
  2. 02Eligibility
  3. 03Language proof
  4. 04Application
  5. 05Review
  6. 06Test
  7. 07Interview
  8. 08Oath
  9. 09Close

Once you sign, this is your progress in the client portal: every step with its documents, official forms and government fees. Gold diamonds are the licensed consultant's reviews.

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Consultation C$136.50 incl. GST, on Zoom, in Chinese or English.
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