October 2025 - Citizenship Applications

[karens]

Update: Oath has been scheduled for March 17th

Application Type: Single
Application Submitted: Oct 17th
AOR: Jan 13th 2026.
Background Verification completed: Jan 15th
Test Invite: Jan 19th
Citizenship test: Given Jan 23 2026 - Updated on tracker Jan 29 2026
Language skills : Completed Feb 20-2026 -Updated on tracker Feb 24 2026
Physical presence: Completed Feb 20-2026 -Updated on tracker Feb 24 2026
Prohibitions: Completed Feb 20-2026 - Updated on tracker Feb 24 2026
Citizenship ceremony: Scheduled for March 17th, 2026

Hi ,
Is your ceremony a Virtual Oath or a In-Person one ?

 

[ch5am]

Hi ,
Is your ceremony a Virtual Oath or a In-Person one ?

Haven't received the official email yet but i believe it is in person.

 

[samuelja]

Haven't received the official email yet but i believe it is in person.

Nice, are you based in Toronto ?

 

[ch5am]

Nice, are you based in Toronto ?

GTA, Mississauga

 

[vinjsqjc]

Family of 3 (2 adults and 1 kid)

Whitby, ON

Application Submitted Online: Oct 24th 2025

AOR: Jan 16th 2026. (Processing Centre: Sydney NS)

Fingerprint Request received for one of the adult applicants: Jan 19th 2026

Fingerprints provided: Jan 20th 2026

Tracker accounts created for all: Jan 21st 2026

Background verification complete for 1st adult applicant: Jan 21st 2026

Citizenship Test Tracker Status: ‘In Progress’ for both adults on Jan 23rd 2026

Citizenship Test Invite received for all adults in my group: Jan 26th 2026

Citizenship test given (1st Adult Applicant): Jan 30th 2026

Background verification complete for 2nd adult applicant: Jan 30th 2026

Citizenship test given (2nd Adult Applicant): Jan 31st 2026

Citizenship Test Status updated to Completed (Both Adults): Feb 4th 2026


Current Tracker Status:

Language skills: In progress
Physical presence: In progress
Background verification: Completed (Status is still ‘In progress’ for minor applicant)
Prohibitions: In progress
Citizenship test: Completed (Status is in ‘Not started’ for minor applicant)
Citizenship ceremony: Not started

Family of 3 (2 adults and 1 kid)

Whitby, ON

Application Submitted Online: Oct 24th 2025

AOR: Jan 16th 2026. (Processing Centre: Sydney NS)

Fingerprint Request received for one of the adult applicants: Jan 19th 2026

Fingerprints provided: Jan 20th 2026

Tracker accounts created for all: Jan 21st 2026

Background verification complete for 1st adult applicant: Jan 21st 2026

Citizenship Test Tracker Status: ‘In Progress’ for both adults on Jan 23rd 2026

Citizenship Test Invite received for all adults in my group: Jan 26th 2026

Citizenship test given (1st Adult Applicant): Jan 30th 2026

Background verification complete for 2nd adult applicant: Jan 30th 2026

Citizenship test given (2nd Adult Applicant): Jan 31st 2026

Citizenship Test Status updated to Completed (Both Adults): Feb 4th 2026

LPP Completed (Both Adults): Feb 27th 2026 (Tracker updated on Mar 3rd 2026)

First update on my minor kid’s application: Prohibitions - Completed, Language/Physical Presence/ Background verification – In progress : Feb 27th 2026 (Tracker updated on Mar 3rd 2026)

 

[duke_hp]

Application Date : 4th October 2025
AOR: 31st December 2025
Background Verification: 4th Feb 2026
Citizenship Test request: 4th Feb, 2026
Citizenship Test appeared: 26th Feb 2026
Citizenship Test Completed: 1st March 2026 (Updated in tracker on 3rd March 2026)
LPP- In Progress

 

[al05]

Has anyone passed the citizenship test recently and is still waiting for the tracker to update? I passed mine on Feb 21 and haven’t seen any changes yet.

The tracker was updated today, finally!

Office: Sydney, NS
Citizenship application:
Application submitted: October 12, 2025
AOR Received: January 9, 2026
Background Verification: January 13, 2026
Tracker Created: January 13, 2026
Tracker Email: January 19, 2026
Citizenship Test Invitation Email: February 16, 2026 (test window February 20 - March 21)
Citizenship Test Passed: February 20, 2026 (status updated to completed on March 2, in tracker - on March 4)
Language Skills: In progress
Physical Presence: In progress
Prohibitions: In progress
Citizenship Ceremony: Not started

 

[qshao17]

Application Type: Single
Application Submitted: Oct 23 2025
AOR: Jan 19 2026.
Background Verification completed: Feb 2 2026
FingerPrint Request: Feb 11 2026
Test Invite: Feb 23 2026
Citizenship test: Given Feb 28 2026 - No Updated on tracker until now
Language skills : in progress
Physical presence: in progress
Prohibitions: in progress
Citizenship ceremony: not sure

Looks like ircc processed some application from specific countries will be much more slower than others

 

[p_k]

Application Date: 13th October 2025
AOR: 8th January 2026
Tracker account linked: 10th January 2026
Background verification complete: 12th January 2026
Test invite: 19th January 2026
Citizenship test: Completed on 23rd January 2026; Updated on tracker: 27th January 2026
LPP: 3rd March 2026; Updated on tracker: 5th March 2026
Citizenship ceremony: Not started

 

[ii.rpad]

Anyone waiting for Oath ceremony in SK ?