Canadian Citizenship — three years of days, counted properly.
Citizenship turns on 1,095 days of physical presence inside a five-year window — or, for a child under 18, on one question about their parents. Map either below, day by day.
Your 1,095 days. Counted the way IRCC counts them.
The same instrument we use on our own files. PR days count in full, pre-PR days at half up to 365, absences come off — and the field below fills in as you type.
The 1,095-day rule, plus tax filing, language proof and the citizenship test.
- The child is a permanent resident of Canada.
- A parent is already a citizen, or is applying at the same time.
- A parent or legal guardian with custody signs.
Enter your application date and PR start date.
A planning estimate, not a decision. Final eligibility depends on your complete travel and status history and the rules in force when you file.
Add your dates and the field fills in.
Add your dates and the curve appears.
Every rule that applies. Nothing you don’t need.
All of it sits on this page, so your browser’s find command opens the right tab — nothing is loaded in from somewhere else.
What an adult application asksSix requirements, in plain terms
1,095 days of physical presence
Be in Canada for at least 1,095 days in the five years before the day you apply. The day you leave and the day you return both count as days in Canada.
Pre-PR time counts at half value
Days in Canada as a temporary resident or protected person, inside the window, count as half-days — capped at 365 credited days. The calculator applies this for you.
Tax filing, three of the five years
File income taxes for at least three of those five years, if you were required to file under the Income Tax Act.
Language, ages 18 to 54
Show CLB 4 or higher in English or French with accepted proof.
Citizenship test, ages 18 to 54
Pass the knowledge test on Canada’s history, values, institutions and rights. See what the test covers, with free practice questions.
Valid PR and no prohibitions
Hold permanent residence with no unmet conditions, and no criminal or security prohibition that bars citizenship.
Applying for a child under 18Minor 5(2) and minor 5(1), side by side
Does the child have a Canadian parent — or a parent applying for citizenship at the same time? Adoptive and legal parents count. If a parent is already a citizen, or their application goes in together with the child’s, answer yes.
The child has a Canadian parent, or one applying at the same time.
days of physical presence required. No tax filing, no test, no language proof.
No Canadian parent, and none applying at the same time.
days of physical presence in the last five years — the adult rule, minus the test and language proof.
| Requirement | Minor 5(2)Has a Canadian parent, or one applying at the same time | Minor 5(1)No Canadian parent and none applying at the same time |
|---|---|---|
| Fee | $100 | $100 |
| Must be a permanent resident | Yes | Yes |
| 1,095 days of physical presence in the last 5 yearsDiffers | Not requiredNothing to count. This is the whole advantage of the 5(2) route. | RequiredSame rule as an adult. |
| Income tax filingDiffers | Not required | Yes, if the child had to fileChildren with income can have a filing obligation. We check this before you submit. |
| Who signs the applicationDiffers | A parent or legal guardian who has custody of the child signs.A child aged 14 or over signs as well. | A parent, a legal guardian with custody, or a person empowered to act on the child’s behalf signs.If nobody can apply on the child’s behalf, the child can request a waiver of this requirement. A child aged 14 or over signs as well. |
| Citizenship test and language proof | Not required | Not required |
| Oath of Citizenship | Yes, from age 14. | Yes, from age 14. |
| How to apply | Online for most applicants, or on paper using the minor 5(2) package. | Online for most applicants, or on paper using the minor 5(1) package. |
Summarised from IRCC’s guidance on minors applying for citizenship. Rules and fees change; we confirm them against the live IRCC page before every filing.
How the process runsFour stages, assessment to oath
Confirm eligibility
We verify presence, tax filing and timing — or, for a child, which minor route applies — and pick the safest filing window.
Prepare & submit
A clean, officer-ready application with the full travel history, signatures and documents in order.
Test & interview
Applicants aged 18–54 sit the citizenship test; we help you prepare. Children under 18 skip it.
Oath of citizenship
Take the oath at your ceremony — children join from age 14 — and you’re Canadian.
Everything else we handlePR routes, permits, refusals
Practice the test
One hundred practice questions. Five full sets, marked the way the real one is marked.
The knowledge test is twenty questions in thirty minutes and fifteen right is a pass, so that is exactly how our sets are built. Work through them in practice mode to see why each answer is right, then switch to exam mode and sit a full timed paper with no help at all. Your best score for each set is kept in your own browser.
Written by our team to mirror the style and difficulty of the real thing. These are not past papers and they are not published by the Government of Canada — treat them as a self-check. The official study guide is Discover Canada.
More answers. Kept current in the Help Centre.
Citizenship questions are kept there so they stay current as IRCC changes its guidance.
Have an RCIC check the count. Before you file.
We confirm eligibility, the safest filing window and the exact document checklist — for you, your child, or the whole family at once.
Print the one-page summary above, or copy the link that reopens your calculation. Either one lets us pick up exactly where you left off — no re-entering dates, no re-reading passport stamps in the meeting.
Book a consultation
CHK Immigration Services — Citizenship Eligibility Calculation
647-948-7200 • hello@chkimmigration.ca
Brampton: Suite 203, 6475 Mayfield Rd, Brampton, ON L6P 4N2
London: Suite 203, 555 Southdale Rd E, London, ON N6E 1A2
Citizenship review
Have you really met the 1,095 days?
Send a few details. A licensed RCIC reads your profile personally, then replies with the routes that genuinely fit, the ones that do not, and the consultation fee and next available times.
- Read personally by a CICC-licensed consultant — never a bot, never a salesperson
- A written shortlist of the programs you realistically qualify for
- Consultations are fee-based; you get the fee and available times by reply
CHK Immigration Services — Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (CICC). Offices in Brampton and London, Ontario. Submitting this form does not create a client–consultant relationship; IRCC makes all final decisions.