1. [Repealed, SOR/2009-108, s. 2]

2. In these Regulations,

“Act”

“Act” means the Citizenship Act; (Loi)

“citizenship court”

“citizenship court”[Repealed, SOR/2009-108, s. 3]

“citizenship office”

“citizenship office” means a place where a citizenship judge or citizenship officer performs duties under the Act; (bureau de la citoyenneté)

“citizenship officer”

“citizenship officer” means a person who is authorized by the Minister in writing to perform the duties of a citizenship officer prescribed by these Regulations; (agent de la citoyenneté)

“foreign service officer”

“foreign service officer” means a Canadian diplomatic or consular officer who is accredited to carry out or is carrying out official duties in the country in which a person making an application or a registration or giving a notice pursuant to the Act resides or, if there is no such officer in that country, such an officer who is accredited to carry out or is carrying out official duties in a nearby country; (agent du service extérieur)

“Hague Convention on Adoption”

“Hague Convention on Adoption” means the Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Inter-Country Adoption that was concluded on May 29, 1993 and came into force on May 1, 1995; (Convention sur l’adoption)

“parent”

“parent” means the father or mother of a child, whether or not the child was born in wedlock, and includes an adoptive parent; (parent)

“prescribed”

“prescribed” means prescribed by the Minister; (prescrit)

“Registrar”

“Registrar” means the Registrar of Canadian Citizenship. (greffier)

• 3. (1) An application made under subsection 5(1) of the Act shall be

  • (a) made in prescribed form; and

  • (b) filed, together with the materials described in subsection (4), with the Registrar.

• (2) and (3) [Repealed, SOR/2009-108, s. 4]

• (4) For the purposes of subsection (1), the materials required by this section are

  • (a) a birth certificate or other evidence that establishes the date and place of birth of the applicant;

  • (b) any document that has been or may be created by the Canadian immigration authorities, or other evidence, that establishes the date on which the applicant was lawfully admitted to Canada for permanent residence;

  • (c) two photographs of the applicant of the size and type shown on a form prescribed under section 28 of the Act; and

  • (d) evidence that establishes that the applicant has, within the four years immediately preceding the date of his or her application, accumulated at least three years of residence in Canada.

• (5) The Registrar shall without delay forward each application and materials filed with the Registrar to a citizenship officer of the citizenship office that the Registrar considers appropriate in the circumstances.

• (6) to (12) [Repealed, SOR/94-442, s. 1]