We've just reached our third anniversary here so we can apply now. How do you go about it (yes I know I could look at wiki or do a search but the thread was started so I thought I'd make it easy for me and ask).

Cheers me dear
There you go http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/index.asp I printed the forms, paid online & twiddled my thumbs for a while

Thank you - that saved me some effort - always pays to ask.

To give you an idea about the written test - when I took mine there were perhaps 150 other people doing the same. After we completed it, the lady came out and said everyone had passed. There were many there who looked as if they couldn't even write their names properly.
They give you a book to study and if you read through it a couple of times you can't fail it.

It sounds like the test is just a formality, the real test is living and integrating into Canada for 3+ years.

Make sure that you do read the book though, because if you don't then it might be possible to fail the test and you wouldn't want to be the only person in your group to fail it.
Perhaps they have made the test harder since I took it as well?

how would a disabled person cope with such a test ?

is there a seperate scheme for such people ?

this might be a bit specialised to be honest and need a direct enquiry

I imagine that it would depend on the nature and severity of the disability, and on the family circumstances of the individual concerned.

How could a person unable to sit the test manage to apply for citizenship? Just a thought.

My father (at about age 50) almost failed it (he didn't seem to study the test questions). I recall that his key flub was when the judge asked him 'what was the significance of the most recent holiday here in Canada'. The test was done in early June and we had just had Victoria Day. The judge thought this would be an easy one for him as he is english. In his defence he claimed that Victoria Day was not celebrated in England.

I seem to recall when we took the oath etc, we were the only people of over 100 that had english as a 1st language (taken in Toronto).

Souvy

if a family move they would hardly leave a disabled person in the UK ?

the example i know about is a learning difficulty person
so they might need longer amount of time to answer the "easy" questions
though saying something is easy is a relative term

ronaldo finds football easy but i don't . . .

anyway , anyone of us could be disabled at a moments notice so this could apply to any of us

i get a bit upset with some of society's opinions on disabled people , not that anyone has said anything - but some people treat them as if they are aliens when in fact we are all the same.

but lets cheer up here's a smiley

Maybe someone who couldn't write the test could have an interview with a citizenship judge?

JonboyE

Good idea - i'll have to look into this

cheers

Please don't take what I said the wrong way. Your use of the word "family" clears up a misunderstanding on my part.

I am pretty certain that citizenship applications are made as a family group and that not all members of the family must take the test. My test and swearing-in were done the same morning. I didn't see any kids or other dependents taking the test.

Also, the CIC website clearly states that people with reading/writing difficulties can be tested orally. I somehow doubt that a person with learning difficulties would be subjected to a test of any sort.

Souvy

good points - thanks for the info

I can be no help at all, except to say I believe it is easier than it was when we took it,17 years ago. It was a half hour long viva! The woman who tested us was Irish and we a Federal Judge! She was scary.

I believe they have done away with that now and you sit a written test which is much easier on the nerves.

Good luck.