With respect, that is the first time you have mentioned that your citizenship was granted in 1971.

I would suggest using the 'am I a Canadian Citizen already' tool on the CIC website and determining if he is or not.

You mention "I" am in, where is your son, is he in Canada too?

Apologies, my son is in Canada also with me, he is in school here and on a visitor visa until PR or citizenship cert.

I have tried to use the tool on CIC, however it is under improvement :-(
Jen

JAJ has said on the previous page that if you were born on or after 15 February 1977, your son MAY be a citizen by descent. If you were born before 15/2/77, which you just said you were, your son is NOT a citizen by descent and you will need to apply for PR for him, which you have done.

Once you get his papers, you will probably need to do a flagpole in order to activate his PR. After this, you can apply for Canadian citizenship for him. Do this as soon as possible to avoid him turning 18 and not being eligible.

HTH

It is highly unlikely that your Canadian citizenship was granted in 1971, because at the time, Canadian mothers could not pass on their citizenship.

If the 2009 Act determined you to be a Canadian citizen by descent retroactively to 1971 that's not the same as having had your citizenship granted in 1971. If this is the case, your son is not Canadian and you have done the right thing in applying for him to become a permanent resident. If he is admitted to Canada as a PR (ie, completes the admission process at the border or a CIC office) then as long as he is under 18, you should immediately apply for him to be granted Canadian citizenship.

If by some chance you applied for and were granted Canadian citizenship under the old law (and in general, before your son was born) then he might already be a Canadian. If you have a pre-2009 citizenship document, then what exactly does it say?

Maybe you could show it to us somehow but black out all the personal info ? That might help.

Good morning,

I applied for my proof of citizenship just a few months ago, when I received my certificate it is in the new style, it states on it citizenship granted on my birthdate. There is no reference to any date thereafter, just that I am a Canadian citizen since then.

Jen