Citizenship Regulations, No. 2

Marginal note:Application to renounce — paragraph 3(1)(b) of Act

• 11 (1) An application to renounce the citizenship of a person who became a citizen under paragraph 3(1)(b) of the Act, for the sole reason that one or both parents are persons referred to in any of paragraphs 3(1)(k) to (n) of the Act, and who did not become a citizen by way of grant, as defined in subsection 3(9) of the Act, must be

  • (a) made in the prescribed form; and

  • (b) filed in the manner determined by the Minister together with the following information and materials:

    • (i) evidence that establishes the date and place of birth of the person in respect of whom the application is made,

    • (ii) evidence that establishes that the person is a person referred to in paragraph 3(1)(b) of the Act, for the sole reason that one or both parents are persons referred to in any of paragraphs 3(1)(k) to (n) of the Act, and who did not become a citizen by way of grant, as defined in subsection 3(9) of the Act,

    • (iii) an official document of a country other than Canada, or other evidence, that establishes that the applicant is a citizen of that country or, if the application is approved, will become one, and

    • (iv) a photograph of the person in the format specified on the prescribed form.

• Marginal note:Application — paragraphs 3(1)(f), (g) or (k) to (r) of Act

  (2) An application to renounce the citizenship of a person who became a citizen under paragraph 3(1)(f) or (g) of the Act or under any of paragraphs 3(1)(k) to (r) of the Act, and who did not become a citizen by way of grant, as defined in subsection 3(9) of the Act, must be

  • (a) made in the prescribed form; and

  • (b) filed in the manner determined by the Minister together with the following information and materials:

    • (i) evidence that establishes the date and place of birth of the person in respect of whom the application is made,

    • (ii) evidence that establishes that the person is a person referred to in paragraph 3(1)(f) or (g) of the Act, or a person referred to in any of paragraphs 3(1)(k) to (r) of the Act and who did not become a citizen by way of grant, as defined in subsection 3(9) of the Act,

    • (iii) an official document of a country other than Canada, or other evidence, that establishes that the applicant is a citizen of that country or, if the application is approved, will become one, and

    • (iv) a photograph of the person in the format specified on the prescribed form.

• Marginal note:Application — An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025)

  (3) An application to renounce the citizenship of a person who became a citizen as a result of the coming into force of An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025), who was born before the day on which that Act came into force and who did not, before that day, become a citizen by way of grant, as defined in subsection 3(9) of the Act, must be

  • (a) made in the prescribed form; and

  • (b) filed in the manner determined by the Minister together with the following information and materials:

    • (i) evidence that establishes the date and place of birth of the person in respect of whom the application is made,

    • (ii) evidence that establishes that the person became a citizen as a result of the coming into force of An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025),

    • (iii) an official document of a country other than Canada, or other evidence, that establishes that the person is a citizen of that country or, if the application is approved, will become one, and

    • (iv) a photograph of the person in the format specified on the prescribed form.

• Marginal note:Application on behalf of minor child

  (4) If an application referred to in subsection (3) is made on behalf of a child who is a minor, it must also be

  • (a) signed by each of the child’s parents or legal guardians, unless evidence is included that establishes that it is impossible or not feasible for them to do so;

  • (b) if the application is signed by the child’s legal guardians, filed along with evidence that establishes their status as such;

  • (c) countersigned by the child if the child has attained the age of 14 years on or before the day on which the application is made, unless evidence is included that establishes that the child is prevented from understanding the significance of the application because of a mental disability.