Yea I agree the whole process is too stressful. I remember when I missed mine I was so depressed and angry at myself wondering what if they don’t feel that my explaination was justifiable.
Also give a call to CIC if you haven’t done that already, tell them the location you were meant to have your test at and what happened. They will email that location to let them know you contacted them for a follow up etc. And also they will have it on record.
And also keep checking your email, because I remember I got so fed up checking the status online if another date was gonna be provided and also got busy with life then thank god I went through my email folders and saw that they sent me a confirmation by email for another ceremony date, and the form/invitation will be available to download by email.
I feel like you will be receiving a new ceremony date soon. Don’t stress too much about it or try not too.
If your application for citizenship went smoothly then this isn’t going to be much of an issue it’s just a matter of waiting due to not having much space available to fit people in at that specific location.
Good luck, let us know when you get a new ceremony date.
Received an email today ...with a new appointment for the oath-taking ceremony...(a special ceremony at that..). So happy!! It took approximately 40 days for a rescheduled ceremony here in Halifax. For those who are in a similar situation, I suggest calling CIC Helpline twice and send two web-forms (...few days apart) and then ...just wait patiently (don't be helter-skelter like me!).
Copy of special invitation letter from Institute for Canadian citizenship (*can't post official letter from CIC as it has my details):
Congratulations on soon becoming a Canadian citizen!
You and your guests are invited to participate in a special citizenship ceremony held in collaboration with the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC). Before taking the Oath of Citizenship and becoming Canadian citizens, participants experience a special roundtable discussion, hosted by the ICC. This is a unique opportunity to meet others in your community and reflect on what it means to be Canadian. Following the roundtables and the official citizenship ceremony, you and your guests are invited to a celebratory reception, including refreshments, photographs and cake.
Due to the special nature of this citizenship ceremony, please note that the event will take approximately 3 hours.
Program for the day
Registration: 9:30 am
Roundtable discussions: 10:30 am
Citizenship ceremony: 11:45 am
Reception: 12:45 pm
At the ceremony, as a new citizen, you will receive a gift from the ICC– the Cultural Access Pass (CAP). CAP will give you, and up to four of your children under the age of 18, free access to more than 1,400 cultural attractions across Canada and discounts on travel during your first year of citizenship. Learn more at culturalaccesspass.ca and register after you receive your citizenship certificate.
Congratulations!
We look forward to seeing you on January 22!
Institute for Canadian Citizenship