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    October 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    I am a proud Canadian now! :) We had a beautiful Oath Ceremony in Edmonton run very efficiently (they did 3 ceremonies today). What a feeling! This forum has been a critical part of this journey, will never forget it. To all who shared information and traveled along, Thank You! To all those in...
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    Here are the formal procedures for Oath Ceremony

    Just found these pages today and wanted to share in case you havent come across them before: Citizenship ceremony opening: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/canadian-citizenship/ceremony/ceremony-opening.html...
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    Citizenship Experience: what benefits do you see other than travel?

    That is illuminating. Thanks for the response!
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    November 2018 - Citizenship Applications

    Also, it is likely that those who pass are more likely to come here and report that they did, AND that those who fail are not going to be posting it here in the same proportion as those who pass. Therefore that is why it seems "everyone passes". I remember reading somewhere that the failure rate...
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    Citizenship Experience: what benefits do you see other than travel?

    I am just curious, it is common knowledge that the difference between everyday life and the ability to enter Canada is not that much apparent between a citizen and PR. It is also common knowledge that as a citizen, you can vote and perhaps have an easier travel experience with a Canadian...
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    October 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    I got my Notice to Appear for Oath Ceremony. There was a long quite moment from the Edmonton office (at least according to the spreadsheet) and I thought for a second that my oath ceremony was going to be in July but nope, sooner! :):) So here goes my final update for the spreadsheet :);)...
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    October 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    Hi all, I have been meaning to update this but I have been lazy. Please include me on the spreadsheet. Here is my timeline: Location: Edmonton App. Type: single Physical Presence: 1709 Sent: 30-Oct-2018 Delivered: 03-Nov-2018 AOR: 12-Jan-2019 In Process: 23-Jan-2019 Test...
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    August 2018 Application

    Congratulations!
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    Tax question - in regards to citizenship application

    The context is -- applying this year a few weeks after filing for 2017-- i.e. not assessed yet and dont know when CRA will complete assessment. Your response answers my question.
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    Tax question - in regards to citizenship application

    If I file taxes and CRA hasnt issued a Notice of Assessment, will that year not meet requirement? i.e. does the income tax filing requirement look at the act of filing taxes or actually having the filing complete (as would be indicated by a Notice of Assessment?
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    Question 11 - education (MOOCs, online non-degree courses)

    Hi, For question 11 in the citizenship application: "were you working, studying, " etc... Should I list online courses taken from MOOCs like Cousera, eDx, etc? (i.e. non-degree online courses) How about work-related minor training (e.g. project management in-service)? For #1 - If yes, what...