How did you get to know that you will be receiving an invite for in-person ceremony at Kitchener, did IRCC helpline inform you this?
October 2024 - Citizenship Applications
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Yes I have opted for virtual however IRCC rep updated me that it is going to be in-person
Type: Online application
Location: Vaughan
Physical Presence Days: 1131
Application: Single
Application sent: 10/29/2024
Delivered: 10/29/2024
AOR: 11/19/2024
Tracker access: 11/20/2024
In process: 11/20/2024 (correction)
Background verification completed: 1/17/2025
Citizenship test tracker update: 1/15/2025
Citizenship test invite email: 1/24/2025
Citizenship test date: 1/31/2025
Citizenship test complete: 1/31/2025
LPP completed: 2/15/2025
Oath scheduled: 3/8/2025
Oath instruction email received: 2/21/2025.
Citizenship certificate obtained: 3/8/2025, paper version at the ceremony.
I just took the oath ceremony and want to share my experience and flow briefly here.
It was in Scarborough in-person. I arrived almost half an hour earlier but there were already many people there. Scarborough IRCC office is large and they first arrange us in a waiting section. Then everybody was checked the invitation letter to let in the swear room. One guest is allowed together to enter and arranged near the window area away from us. When I entered the hall, I was directed to register, put my PR card in a collection box, getting a folder with greeting letter from IRCC/PM, then seated at the number assigned.
After everybody is in. The clerk introduced the presiding official to start the ceremony. Some videos, then oath, then congratulations, then line by line people went to the presiding official and the clerk to receive their paper certificate. Then directed to the registration agian to sign. Then back to seats and o Canada. Then some other round of congratulations and dismissed.
At the end we had the chance to take a photo with the presiding official. The clerk told us to give at least 48 hours before applying for passport to allow information flow into the system.
Hope it helps!
Location: Vaughan
Physical Presence Days: 1131
Application: Single
Application sent: 10/29/2024
Delivered: 10/29/2024
AOR: 11/19/2024
Tracker access: 11/20/2024
In process: 11/20/2024 (correction)
Background verification completed: 1/17/2025
Citizenship test tracker update: 1/15/2025
Citizenship test invite email: 1/24/2025
Citizenship test date: 1/31/2025
Citizenship test complete: 1/31/2025
LPP completed: 2/15/2025
Oath scheduled: 3/8/2025
Oath instruction email received: 2/21/2025.
Citizenship certificate obtained: 3/8/2025, paper version at the ceremony.
I just took the oath ceremony and want to share my experience and flow briefly here.
It was in Scarborough in-person. I arrived almost half an hour earlier but there were already many people there. Scarborough IRCC office is large and they first arrange us in a waiting section. Then everybody was checked the invitation letter to let in the swear room. One guest is allowed together to enter and arranged near the window area away from us. When I entered the hall, I was directed to register, put my PR card in a collection box, getting a folder with greeting letter from IRCC/PM, then seated at the number assigned.
After everybody is in. The clerk introduced the presiding official to start the ceremony. Some videos, then oath, then congratulations, then line by line people went to the presiding official and the clerk to receive their paper certificate. Then directed to the registration agian to sign. Then back to seats and o Canada. Then some other round of congratulations and dismissed.
At the end we had the chance to take a photo with the presiding official. The clerk told us to give at least 48 hours before applying for passport to allow information flow into the system.
Hope it helps!
I have a theory ( I might be wrong) but it seems Oath Ceremonies are scheduled based on the availabe dates list on this page (https://secure.cic.gc.ca/CeremonyCeremonie/en/Home) per province/city.
If you are waiting for a Oath ceremony invite like me, you can check on the page to see if there is anyone schedule for you city.
If you are waiting for a Oath ceremony invite like me, you can check on the page to see if there is anyone schedule for you city.
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USProgrammer
Champion Member
- Oct 29, 2018
- 1,474
- Category........
- FSW
- Visa Office......
- CIO-Sydney, NS
- NOC Code......
- 2174
- AOR Received.
- 01-12-2018
- Passport Req..
- 25-03-2019
- LANDED..........
- 24-08-2019
Your link is messed up and should be https://secure.cic.gc.ca/CeremonyCeremonie/en/Home if anyone else wants to try it, especially on mobile.
USProgrammer
Champion Member
- Oct 29, 2018
- 1,474
- Category........
- FSW
- Visa Office......
- CIO-Sydney, NS
- NOC Code......
- 2174
- AOR Received.
- 01-12-2018
- Passport Req..
- 25-03-2019
- LANDED..........
- 24-08-2019
They have a bunch coming up in Calgary, but they scheduled me for March 26 virtual, so I'm not sure.
I didn't look at all cities, but this site only seems to show upcoming ceremonies in the coming few weeks or month (of March right now). So how does it help? Those ceremonies might already be completely booked up.
It does at least give a sense of how often ceremonies seem to be held in each location, at least right now - eg twice on Mondays in Kitchener, twice each on Mondays and Fridays in Scarborough.
But no idea whether that schedule will continue going forward or whether there's some plan to change things up.
Hey, did you also later get the link to download your e-certificate after receiving the paper certificate in hand there? Thanks
I have received the invitation email for the oath ceremony scheduled for March 24 2025.
Timeline
Type: Online application
Location: Guelph
Physical Presence Days: 1200
Application: Group
Application sent: October 20, 2024
Delivered: October 20, 2024
AOR: October 30, 2024
Language skills: completed January 23, 2025
Physical presence: completed January 23, 2025
Citizenship test: completed
Background verification: Completed
Prohibitions: completed January 23, 2025
Oath ceremony invite: March 10 2025
Citizenship ceremony: March 24 2025
Test Invite: December 31, 2025
Test window: January 2, 2025 to February 1, 2025
Test Taken: January 15 2025
Test completed: Jan 21 2025
Any applicant waiting for their oath email from either Montreal or Vancouver office?
looked at all the past threads and seems like these two office are the slowest one to send oath invite. Some people have been waiting for more than 4 months now.
looked at all the past threads and seems like these two office are the slowest one to send oath invite. Some people have been waiting for more than 4 months now.
Waiting for a montreal oath. There are quite a few of us based on this thread
Hello, Does anyone know about citizenship applications where the Language Test and Citizenship Test aren’t needed? (for someone under 18 or over 54 yo) Will those sections say “In Progress” and then “Completed” in the online Status Tracker, or do they just stay in “Not Started” or “In Progress” the whole time until the Oath invite?
Just had the ceremony today in Kitchener, posting here as Canadian citizen now and feels surreal to type that! The ceremony itself was well run, the presiding officer was very positive and kind. Took about 2 hours end to end. Everybody got the paper certificate, regardless of what you had opted (I personally was very happy and in fact preferred that). They also asked to wait about 3 days before applying for passport so we're "in the system".