Thanks for the link I did actually find the booklet and I've been doing the practice test all weekend

I just hope it's not too long a wait between the test and the ceremony.

No scaremongering was intended. I was merely pointing out that the matter has been the subject of discussion within government, and fairly recently.

I don't see an outright ban of dual nationality happening. What I can envisage as a possibility is that a probationary period be imposed on new citizens. New citizens would have all the same rights and benefits as cradle Canadians but would have to be resident in Canada for (made-up numbers) five of the first ten years of citizenship or face losing that citizenship.

It would be quite easy to monitor (eg through tax returns), although introducing it may be a tad tricky from a constitutional point of view.

Are you aware that there was a pretty similar law in place prior to 1967 for naturalised Canadians?

I was aware that the law had changed some time ago but I didn't know that bit. Why was the change made?

maybe that's the test!!
if you can sort your kids out and use public transport and get to the office by 8.30 without breaking a sweat or swearing then you just get to sign your name and you're in!!

good luck with it all

The hardest bit about the test is remembering to take all the paperwork you're asked to. I saw someone turned away because they'd forgotten a document.

I'm going to need some valium by the time I get there.

Being of a paranoid nature I'm sure I'll end up bring way more that I need.

Don't worry about the test, though. It really is pathetically easy.

Save your drugs for more stressfull matters...the whole deal is a breeze....trust me!! You will wonder at what you were getting so stressed about.

Oh it's not the test I'm stressing about it getting to the place on time

Then you really must get out more...

I know it's sad isn't it

Just got back from doing the test. They don't tell you at the time if you passed or failed but as everyone said it's ridiculously easy and only took about 5 minutes to complete. The worst bit is all the faffing around before hand as they check everyones documents. Hopefully it's not to long until I get to do the whole ceremony thing.

(oh and my OH got back from LA last night so I didn't have to run around the city dropping the kids off with friends at silly AM)

It's interesting how this varies.

I had a citizenship test in Hamilton a couple days ago. As with your experience, most of the time was taken checking everybody's documents. But they did score the test there and then, so you know for sure how you did.

Souvenir mentioned people getting turned away for not having the right documents. Quite a few people hadn't brought the right papers, or had forgotten to bring all passports. They were allowed to write the test, but were told to bring the documents in question along later.

So, for anyone asking what the test is like, yes, it's easy. But as for the exact procedure, that seems to depend a lot on where you write the test.