Need a police certificate?

[omarawad]

I was an international master's student in Canada then got my PGWP and applied for the CEC stream to get PR. I'm now applying for citizenship. I have the following questions:

• Considering I was already in Canada for 3 years before applying to PR, what is my considered my "country of origin" in this case (country of citizenship or Canada)?
• I spent 6 months in my country of citizenship before becoming a PR and finalizing my landing procedures in Canada, do I need to submit a police certificate for that time?

Police certificate(s)

You need to provide a police certificate from each country, other than Canada, if you were there

• in the past 4 years
• for 183 days or more in a row
• since the age of 18

Indicate in the chart the name of each country and provide a police certificate.

You don’t need to provide a police certificate if

• you were in your country of origin immediately prior to becoming a permanent resident and landing in Canada, and
• this time falls within the past 4 years

If you can’t get a police certificate, tell us why in the explanation box.

To be valid, the police certificate must be either issued

• after the last time you were in that country, or
• no more than 6 months before the date you sign your citizenship application