Immigration and Citizenship for Canadians

Visit the website for information on/to apply to sponsor a family member, refugee or, foreign worker to come to Canada, adopt a child from abroad, get proof of your Canadian citizenship, travel and work abroad, celebrate citizenship, or get a passport. Services/information includes:

• Get a passport – Adult and child passport applications, passport offices and processing times for renewals and new applications
• Sponsor a family member – Applications and processing times for sponsoring spouses, partners, dependent children or other relatives to Canada
• Get proof of citizenship – Applications and processing times for a citizenship certificate and a list of other documents accepted as proof of Canadian citizenship
• Adopt a child from abroad – Application steps, processing times, finding adoption authorities and a list of countries with adoption suspensions
• Sponsor a refugee – Who can sponsor a refugee and how to submit an application
• Hire a foreign worker – Requirements for hiring temporary workers, live-in caregivers, international students, permanent workers and interns
• Travel and work abroad – Information for Canadian youth who want to travel and work in another country through the International Experience Canada Program
• Celebrate being Canadian – Citizenship ceremonies and activities, Canadian history and contests and awards.