Had my interview LIVE in person, in the Scarborough office in mid July 14. They advised that the oath/ceremony will be within three weeks and to make sure I am in Canada for it. So I waited, and about a week prior to the Oath/Ceremony (Scarborough office) I received notice that the oath/ceremony will be August 23, however, that it would not be in person like my interview was, but that it would be virtual (rant on this none sense coming in the next passage). I asked the officer if I could have my certificate expedited, she said no - that has to be arranged earlier before the oath and ceremony. Also asked if we could come pick it up in person, she also said no, citing that the office was closed "due to covid"
warning: covid rant about to take place: (I am not sure if anyone has heard of anything so ludicrous, everything is wide open, shopping malls, full attendance sporting events, festivals, even hospitals and visitation to sick patients, etc etc. But the federal government needs to peddle boosters on top of boosters, so let's tell people that we are in full pandemic mode, and that a room fof a handful of masked people taking an oath or even an office of a handful of workers which was open just a few weeks ago, needs to be closed for "our safety". Yet the same people will attend baseball games, go to shopping malls, restaurants, clubs, bars, WITHOUT masks, but the office has to remain closed and that nobody can even go to pick up the certificate because " we need to stay safe ".....What a joke). I digress.
PLEASE NOTE AND THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT: At the end of the VIRTUAL ceremony, you are asked to sign the form and scan and email it to the personal officer than greeted you in the break out room before the oath commenced. I strongly advise you do this IMMEDAITELY after the ceremony. They ask that it is done within two days. We did it within ten minutes. Result? We received the certificate in the mail August 26. Yep.
This of course may vary depending on the office you do your oath, especially if it's in Quebec where everything is a gong show head to toe. BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE AND DO NOT DESPAIR - just keep checking your email after your interview, for the scheduled date of the virtual ceremony. Good luck everyone.
