When you apply for Canadian citizenship, you will need to prove who you are and how long you’ve been present in Canada.

Our team at TLE will guide you through all the steps involved in this type of application. The following steps are involved in the citizen application:

• • Prove who you are and that you meet the residency requirements.
  • Include proof that you meet the language requirement.
  • Include application for other family members (if any).
  • Review application with a lawyer at TLE.
  • Submit your application.

If your Canadian citizenship application has been refused, our team at TLE can guide you through the appeal process in Federal Court.

Grounds for rejection normally include:

• • A charge or a conviction of an indictable criminal offence occurring 3 years before the application;
  • Not meeting your residency requirements;
  • The revocation of your Canadian citizenship in the previous 5 years;
  • A conviction or investigations for war crimes;
  • Being in custody, on parole, on probation, or under a removal order during the application.
  • Misrepresentation;

Please note that any appeal to the Federal Court must be made within 30 days of the decision to refuse your citizenship.

In order to apply for a Canadian Passport, an individual will need to produce proof of identity. These identification documents must be issued by a federal or provincial government authority. If the document being used is from abroad, the authority must be equivalent to the local federal or provincial authority.

This identification document must contain:

• • Name
  • Date of Birth
  • Sex
  • Photo
  • Signature

The identity document will be submitted with the passport application. Please note if the applicant is applying for a passport in an assumed relationship surname that is different that their birth certificate, additional documentation such as a marriage certificate will need to be provided.

If you are applying for a Canadian passport from abroad you will have to have a guarantor who is:

• • An adult with a valid Canadian passport
  • A member of an approved list of occupations (i.e. medical doctor, lawyer , judge, notary public etc.) Full List Link https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-passports/travel-documents-references-guarantors.html