AORs are sent by email with a PDF attachment.
Here is the wording of the email I got -
From:
Do Not Reply - Ne Pas Repondre <Client-update-mise-a-jour@cic.gc.ca>
UCI: xxxxxxxx
Application No.: Cxxxxxxxxx
Quote these numbers when corresponding with our office.
This is an automated message. Please DO NOT RESPOND to this message.
Dear Sir/Madam:
Please find information concerning your application for citizenship in the attached document.
Sincerely,
Citizenship Official
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By providing your e-mail address on your application form, you authorized CIC to transmit your file and personal information to this specific e-mail address. Please ensure that this e-mail address is checked regularly. Any e-mails sent to you by CIC will end in “@cic.gc.ca” or “@international.gc.ca.” Please add these to your “safe senders” list in your email program and check the junk mail folder in case important emails get filtered. If CIC is advised that the e-mail address you provided is not functional or no longer exists, we will communicate with you by mail.
Like other forms of communication, e-mail communications may be vulnerable to interception by unauthorized parties. If you do not wish us to communicate with you by e-mail, please notify us at your earliest convenience. In the absence of such notification, your consent is assumed. Should you choose to allow us to communicate by e-mail, we will not take any additional security measures (such as encryption).
The contents of this message may contain confidential and/or privileged subject matter. Any use of this information by anyone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If this message has been received in error, please contact the sender and delete all copies.
And the wording of the PDF attachment -
Subject: APPLICATION FOR CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP
This is to acknowledge receipt of your application for Canadian Citizenship. Citizenship and Immigration Canada
(CIC) will review your application and supporting documents and will contact you if additional information is required. When your application has been reviewed and has met basic eligibility, CIC will invite you to a knowledge test, interview and/or ceremony, as applicable.
To become a Canadian citizen, persons between 14 and 64 years of age must meet language and knowledge requirements:
• Ability to carry on a simple conversation in either English or French.
• Ability to pass a written or oral test on Canada’s history, geography, government, and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
Questions testing the knowledge requirement are based on the information provided in the Discover Canada study guide.
• If you are receiving this letter by email, the study guide is available on the CIC website at
www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/index.asp.
• If you are receiving this letter by regular mail, the study guide is enclosed.
The pass mark for the citizenship knowledge test is 75% (or at least 15 correct answers out of 20), therefore you are encouraged to begin studying for the test as early as possible to ensure that you are able to meet the knowledge requirement and to assist in the efficient processing of your application.
Please visit our website at for more information on how to prepare for the test.
It is very important that you notify CIC of any changes in your contact information (i.e., address, email, and telephone number). Please visit our website at for information on:
1. How to change your contact information;
2. Application processing times;
3. Checking the status of your application.
You may also call the CIC Call Centre toll-free number at 1-888-242-2100.
Thank you,
www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/cit-test.asp
