Citizenship Certificate (Proof) Q's about Application - help!

[h.anne]

Hi all!

I have a few questions related to the application for proof of citizenship certificate in Canada:

1) If the question does not relate to the applicant at all but there is a NO or YES check box, should the NO check box be ticked, or should it just be left blank?
2) The date the applicant first entered Canada. If this date is unknown to the applicant (he was born outside of Canada, in the US, and came to live in Canada when he was very young for a period of time), can this date be estimated? Or is there a definitive way of finding this date out? He would have entered around 1987 or so, before the Canada Border Security came into effect (in 2003) so I would assume there would be no passport record of this entry. What if this field is left blank?
3) For the 'other' parent (non-Canadian), should this information still be entered, or should it be omitted because this parent is not a Canadian citizen?

Thanks so much for any insight into this. Also, any other tidbits of information related to sending in a completed application (so that it's not sent back) would be highly appreciated.. thanks in advance!

 

[alphazip]

Don't leave anything blank. Answer yes or no and include brief explanations as necessary. For the date of entry in Canada, enter "about 1987." For the "other" parent, complete the information and state "not a Canadian citizen." If you are unable to type something into the application online, enter it by pen after it has been printed.

 

[h.anne]

Don't leave anything blank. Answer yes or no and include brief explanations as necessary. For the date of entry in Canada, enter "about 1987." For the "other" parent, complete the information and state "not a Canadian citizen." If you are unable to type something into the application online, enter it by pen after it has been printed.

Thank you for your response, Alphazip! Was able to speak to immigration on the phone today (was so surprised to actually speak to a living, breathing person) and they confirmed all of your suggestions. Also going to write an explanation about the unknowns on another piece of paper to include with the application.

Hoping for a good outcome, just want to make sure all the t's are crossed and i's are dotted as they would expect! Thanks again!