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I took my IELTS test in 2010 and kept a copy of the official result to myself. The other official copy was sent to CIC for my PR application shortly after the exam. The result was expired by the time I applied for citizenship last year but it was recognized by CIC when I resubmitted a copy for...

If you take into account timeline postings on this forum, CIC-Mississauga (Glen Erin office) stands out as having the fastest turnover of applications across the country (6-9 months to reach decision stage since being processed; oath date given the same day as exam or within a week after). There...

You should be able to submit the same IELTS result used to support your language proficiency for your PR application. Just send in a photocopy/scanned copy of your IELTS result. Keep the original with you. If you took the Academic IELTS then you're OK. This is a more difficult exam than the...

Just call CIC if you don't get a letter within a week, that is, by 24th of July. If it the oath date has appeared on your eCAS you can just call them for the venue and confirm the time they want you to arrive (this time is generally earlier than what's publicly posted to allow for the...

Which CIC office processed your application?

Use the online residence calculator to have a tentative date to which you are eligible to submit a citizenship application. Keep careful notes and documentation of your absences outside Canada. https://eservices.cic.gc.ca/rescalc/resCalcStartNew.do

Client ID No. Is the "ID No." written at the FRONT of the current PR cards (issued after 2009) just underneath the name. It is is an 8 digit number that has the format: XXXX-XXXX You will also need that number to call CIC in the future should you need to check on the status of your application.

Expired scores if they have been originally submitted as part of a PR application is accepted by CIC. I used expired IELTS score and it wasn't an issue even when I took my citizenship test. The following is from the CIC website with regards to language proficiency proof...

Physical presence is still the more important residence criterion. Not meeting the mininum for physical presence would likely lead to a residence questionnaire. Note that there are very rare exceptional circumstances in which absences are considered by CIC. Please read this current guideline...

If you have taken a language test as proof of proficiency for your PR application, keep the results with you. CIC accepts those for citizenship application even they have expired. My expired IELTS test results were accepted by CIC when I applied.

As mentioned, there are a number of free quizzes and practice tests available online including those from public libraries. Just search for "canadian citizenship test". I particularly found this following one useful as it has multiple practice tests...

It is best to send a letter to CIC that the documents they are asking won't arrive till past the 45th day mark and that you will submit promptly when they become available. Don't call CiC call centre agent as you will be instructed to send a notice of delayed compliance as well. Just make sure...

CIC has not been transparent with regards to this issue even before Act C-24. If you painstakingly go over past threads here you'll come across comments on delays towards decision where the applicant has been found to have residence status or work visas outside Canada even though the residency...

You don't need to append the CBSA report with your application but as mentioned by others in this forum it can be helpful to request a copy for yourself for 2 possible scenarios: (1) You could verify dates of your reentries to Canada especially now where PR card is suffice to return to Canada...

It's beyond your control where your file ends up within the GTA. Your processing office is not necessarily the closest to your address. Someone in Scarborough for example could very well get their application processed in Mississauga. Based on the pattern of turnover of applications...

The timeline database has been updated and now has 220 TOTAL APPLICATIONS 150+ COMPLETE APPLICATIONS (WITH OATH DATES) PLEASE VISIT/BOOKMARK: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArnuR0El8SEtdEhMS0dQNEQwVXppZ3VDdWNsVlM0TXc&usp=sharing#gid=0

The timeline database has been updated and now has 220 TOTAL APPLICATIONS 150+ COMPLETE APPLICATIONS (WITH OATH DATES) PLEASE VISIT/BOOKMARK: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArnuR0El8SEtdEhMS0dQNEQwVXppZ3VDdWNsVlM0TXc&usp=sharing#gid=0

The timeline database has been updated and now has 220 TOTAL APPLICATIONS 150+ COMPLETE APPLICATIONS (WITH OATH DATES) PLEASE VISIT/BOOKMARK: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArnuR0El8SEtdEhMS0dQNEQwVXppZ3VDdWNsVlM0TXc&usp=sharing#gid=0

The timeline database has been updated and now has 220 TOTAL APPLICATIONS 150+ COMPLETE APPLICATIONS (WITH OATH DATES) PLEASE VISIT/BOOKMARK: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArnuR0El8SEtdEhMS0dQNEQwVXppZ3VDdWNsVlM0TXc&usp=sharing#gid=0

Congratulations ZS1!