Citizenship Regulations

7.1 (1) An application to renounce the citizenship conferred by the Act on a person referred to in paragraph 3(1)(f) or (g) of the Act shall be

• (a) made to the Minister in the prescribed form; and

• (b) filed with the Registrar together with the following materials:

  • (i) a birth certificate or other evidence that establishes the person’s date and place of birth,

  • (ii) evidence that establishes that the person is a person referred to in paragraph 3(1)(f) or (g) of the Act,

  • (iii) a photograph of the person of the size and type shown on a form prescribed under section 28 of the Act, and

  • (iv) an official document of a country other than Canada, or other evidence, that establishes that the person is or will become a citizen of that country if the application is approved.

(2) The Minister shall approve an application made under subsection (1) if the person

• (a) is a citizen of a country other than Canada or will become a citizen of a country other than Canada if the application is approved; and

• (b) is not prevented from understanding the significance of renouncing citizenship by reason of the person having a mental disability.

(3) The Minister may waive on compassionate grounds the requirement of paragraph (2)(b).

(4) If an application for renunciation is approved, the Minister shall issue to the person a document attesting to the renunciation.