Canadian Citizenship - How long will it take?

Citizenship
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Hi,

I just sent in my applied for Canadian Citizenship in JAN 2013. Can anyone give and estimation of how long the process will take.

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Canadian Citizenship Application Process : Jan 2014

  1. January 31, 2014 - Sent in Canadian Application

  2. February 04, 2014 - Delivered at CIC Office in NS

  3. Application processing March 31, 2014

  4. May 4, 2014 - Rec’d acknowledgement letter

  5. July 9, 2014 - Rec’d letter to appear for citizenship test.

  6. July 23, 2014 - Citizenship Test at Scarborough @ 815am

  7. July 31, 2014 - Rec’d letter to appear for citizenship oath

  8. Aug 15, 2014 - Citizenship Oath

  9. August 19 - Apply for Passport

  10. Aug 27 - Rec’d passport !

can I now travel back to my home country . i was convention refuge but now I’m a Canadian citizen !!

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Yes you can travel back to your home country.

But if you are a refugee , it might not be safe for you to go back.