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INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................1  \nII. GOVERNING LEGISLATION AND RESOURCES............................................................................2  \nA. LEGISLATION ...........................................................................................................................................2  \nB. RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................................3  \nIII. WHO IS A CANADIAN CITIZEN?.................................................................................................4  \nA. GRANT OF CITIZENSHIP VS. PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP.........................................................................................4  \nIV. ADVANTAGES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF BEING A CITIZEN .......................................................5  \nV. CITIZENSHIP GRANTS: HOW TO BECOME A CANADIAN CITIZEN.................................................6  \nA. GRANT OF CITIZENSHIP UNDER S 5 ..............................................................................................................6  \nB. RESUMPTION OF CITIZENSHIP, S 11 .............................................................................................................7  \nC. PROHIBITIONS (SS 19 & 22 OF THE ACT) .......................................................................................................7  \nD. MINORS ................................................................................................................................................. 8  \nE. SPECIAL CASES .......................................................................................................................................9  \nVI. HOW TO APPLY FOR A CITIZENSHIP GRANT ............................................................................10  \nA. THE PROCESS........................................................................................................................................ 10  \n1. Mail-in Process .................................................................................................................... 10  \n2. Materials Required with Application ....................................................................................... 10  \n3. Fees ................................................................................................................................... 11  \n4. Filing ................................................................................................................................... 11  \n5. After Filing the Application ..................................................................................................... 12  \n6. Processing Time ................................................................................................................... 12  \nB. THE CITIZENSHIP INTERVIEW AND TEST ....................................................................................................... 13  \n1. Interview and Test ................................................................................................................ 13  \n2. Citizenship Judge ................................................................................................................. 14  \nC. THE OATH OF CITIZENSHIP AND THE CITIZENSHIP CEREMONY.......................................................................... 15  \nD. JUDICIAL REVIEWS .................................................................................................................................. 15  \nVII. LOSS AND RENUNCIATION OF CITIZENSHIP ...........................................................................17  \nVIII. 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