BeCitizen Tools
Citizenship Eligibility Checker
Answer a few guided questions to see whether you meet every requirement to apply for Canadian citizenship — based directly on the official IRCC criteria.
Your situation
- Have you been a permanent resident, and physically been in Canada for at least 3 of the last 5 years (1,095 days)? (required)
- Have you lived in Canada with temporary resident or protected person status within the last 5 years? (required)
- Have you been a permanent resident and physically been in Canada for at least 2 of the last 5 years? (required)
- In the last 5 years have you been outside of Canada for more than a total of 730 days?
- Have Canadian officials advised you to leave Canada, or that you have unfulfilled conditions related to your PR status?
- Do any of the following apply to you: - I am serving a term of imprisonment, on parole or on probation in Canada - I am serving a sentence outside Canada - I am charged with, on trial for, or involved in an appeal for an offence under the Citizenship Act, or an indictable offence in Canada - I am charged with, on trial for, or involved in an appeal for an offence committed outside Canada that is determined to be equivalent to an indictable offence in Canada - I am being investigated for, am charged with, on trial for, involved in an appeal for or have been convicted of a war crime or a crime against humanity - I have had a citizenship application refused for misrepresentation in the past five years - I have had my Canadian citizenship revoked (taken away) because of fraud in the past ten years - I have been convicted of an indictable offence in Canada or an offence under the Citizenship Act in the last 4 years - I have been convicted outside Canada of an offence that is determined to be equivalent to an indictable offence in Canada in the last 4 years, even a pardon or other amnesty was granted for the offence - While a permanent resident, I have been convicted of terrorism, high treason, treason, or spying offences - While a permanent resident, I served as a member of an armed force of a country or organized armed group and that country or group engaged in armed conflict with Canada
- You may need to have proof that you know English or French. Which of these best describes your situation? (required)
- In the past 5 years, have you been required to file your personal income taxes under the Income Tax Act of Canada? (required)
- Did you file your personal income taxes, if you were required to do so in the past 5 years? (required)