the next step is to apply for a Certificate of Canadian Citizenship to confirm your status. The application process includes: Canada’s citizenship laws are both generous and complex. While many ...

Q: I applied for a replacement to my lost Canadian Citizenship card but had to return my original Citizenship Certificate document as stated on the back, as these certificates have the same number.

So declared the prime minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King, at the very first Canadian citizenship ceremony, on Jan. 3, 1947. King was, in fact, issued the very first certificate, numbered 0001.