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If you were residing, employed or attending school outside Canada, you must also list all your foreign addresses, including the postal codes.

You must be able to answer "yes" to at least 1 of these statements:

Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents

-You are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
-You are a "protected person," also called a convention refugee.
-You are registered as an Indian under the Indian Act. (This is for aboriginal people of Canada.)
-You applied for permanent residence and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) confirmed that you meet the eligibility requirements to apply for permanent residence in Canada. This means that you have "approval-in-principle."
-You have applied for a grant of citizenship under section 5.1 of the Citizenship Act (Canada). CIC confirmed that you meet the eligibility requirements to apply for citizenship. (This is for children adopted internationally by Canadian citizens.)

1.17. Key duties of citizenship officer

A. The officer evaluates the documentation and information gathered and recorded by him or herself and by others (CPC Sydney, Immigration, etc.).

B. The officer must ensure the evidence is satisfactory to him or herself before submitting the file to a judge. In other words, the evidence necessary to grant citizenship must be available to the officer.

C. An officer submits the file to the judge only when there is enough evidence on file to allow the judge to make a decision. The officer may request more information or evidence from the client when it is not clear that the subject has complied with regulatory requirements.

D. The officer ensures all evidence is available to the judge. The file must contain any relevant information gathered by CIC in its investigations such as records of conversations with port of entry officials regarding a client’s immigration status or residence in Canada.

E. The officer must make a decision about the grant of citizenship based on the judge’s determination. The citizenship officer refers the file to Case Management Branch (Litigation Management) if the officer believes the Minister may wish to exercise his right of appeal.

Are there activities for which a study permit is not required?

Yes, there are activities that do not require a study permit. Generally, a study permit is not required for:

-attending preschool;
-completing a distance learning program;
-following audit courses (where a student is permitted to attend an academic course without obtaining credits);
-taking courses included in tour packages as a secondary activity for tourists;
-taking a course which is not academic, professional or vocational in nature that is of general interest and can be completed within the period authorized upon entry to Canada;
-taking a course or a program of study which is six months or less that can be completed within the period authorized upon entry into Canada.