CIT 0301 Resume Canadian Citizenship: Fill Out Online

What is CIT 0301 resume Canadian citizenship?

If you were once a Canadian citizen and renounced that citizenship, perhaps to take another country's nationality, you can apply to get it back. This is called resuming citizenship, under subsection 11(1) of the Citizenship Act, and CIT 0301 is the paper application. IRCC's guide for this form explains who qualifies, the residence and tax requirements, and the documents and fees.

The form covers a lot of ground across seven pages. It asks about any earlier application to resume and your old citizenship certificate, your names and personal details, and your contact information. It also asks for every citizenship you have held, absences before 1977 if they apply, your permanent resident status, and your trips and addresses for the last two years or since you became a permanent resident. Then come your income tax filing, a list of prohibition questions, details about both parents, and consents for Elections Canada, Québec's list of electors and the CRA.

FileIt asks each question in turn, shows the follow-up boxes only when you answer Yes, and counts the full days of each trip outside Canada. Every answer goes into IRCC's own PDF, including names with accents. You sign it by hand in black ink inside the white box, as the form asks. The finished PDF is stored in your FileIt vault, and FileIt never submits it to IRCC.

Who fills it: Former Canadian citizens who renounced their citizenship
Legal basis: Subsection 11(1) of the Citizenship Act
Look-back period: Two years before you apply, or since you became a permanent resident if more recent
Tax consent: Needed in section 15C if you have a SIN, ITN or TTN, or the application is returned
Signature: Signed in black ink inside the white box
Edition: CIT 0301 (01-2023) E

Who needs to fill out CIT 0301 resume Canadian citizenship?

People who renounced Canadian citizenship, for example to become citizens of a country that doesn't allow dual citizenship, and now live in Canada again.
Former citizens who have become permanent residents of Canada and want their citizenship back.
Applicants who held a Canadian citizenship certificate before and need to explain what happened to it.

When to use CIT 0301 resume Canadian citizenship

Once you meet the requirements in IRCC's guide for CIT 0301, including permanent residence and time in Canada.
After filing your income taxes for the year before you apply, if you were required to.
When you have your documents ready, including your old citizenship certificate if you still have it, which you have to send back.

What you need before you start

Your immigration document, so your name matches it exactly, plus any legal name change document.
Details of any earlier Canadian citizenship certificate and what happened to it.
The dates you held each citizenship, your permanent resident date, and any other country where you're a permanent resident.
Every trip outside Canada and every address in the last two years, or since you became a permanent resident if more recent.
Your SIN, ITN or TTN and the tax year you filed for.
Your parents' names, birth details, marriage details and how they got Canadian citizenship.

What’s on CIT 0301 resume Canadian citizenship

The 2023 edition has 7 pages. FileIt asks for it in 12 parts:

1 to 3: Service, special needs and past applicationsApplicant
4 and 5: Your name and personal detailsApplicant
6: Contact informationApplicant
7A and 7B: Citizenships and absences before 1977Applicant
7C to 7H: Permanent residence, trips and addressesApplicant
8: Income tax filingApplicant
9 and 10: Prohibitions, and time in CanadaApplicant
11: Your parentApplicant
11: Your other parentApplicant
12: Married before January 1, 1947Applicant
13 to 16: Certificate, consents and representativeApplicant
17: SignatureApplicant

How to fill out CIT 0301 resume Canadian citizenship, step by step

1 Sections 1 to 3: Service and past history

Choose English or French, note any special needs, say whether you have applied to resume before, and describe any Canadian citizenship certificate you had and whether it was returned, attached, stolen, lost or destroyed.

2 Sections 4 to 6: About you

Give your name exactly as on your immigration document, any legal change and other names. Then your birth details, gender, height, eye colour and marital status, your home and mailing addresses, phone numbers, email and how long you have lived at your address.

3 Section 7: Citizenship, residence and travel

List every citizenship you have held, with dates and how you got it, and long absences before 1977 if they apply. Then your permanent resident status, every trip outside Canada and every address in the look-back period, and whether you lived abroad because of government or military employment.

4 Section 8: Income tax filing

Give the most recent SIN, ITN or TTN you used to file, and for the tax year before the year you apply, whether you were required to file and whether you did. If you have none of these numbers, you declare that instead.

5 Sections 9 and 10: Prohibitions and time in Canada

Answer each prohibition question, covering probation, parole, charges, convictions, removal orders and more, and declare whether the prohibitions apply to you, with details if they do. Then say whether you have ever lived in Canada and since when.

6 Sections 11 to 17: Parents, consents and signature

Give details about your parents, and about a husband if you are a woman married before 1947. Choose a paper or electronic certificate, answer the consents for your MP's letter, Elections Canada, Québec's list of electors and the CRA, say whether you're using a representative, then sign with the city and date.

Common mistakes to avoid

Writing your name differently from your immigration document in 4A.
Leaving out short trips, including day trips to the United States, from the 7F list.
Keeping an old citizenship certificate. The form says it's illegal to have more than one valid certificate, and you have to send it back.
Saying No to the CRA consent in 15C when you have a SIN, ITN or TTN. The form says the application is then returned.
Answering Yes to a prohibition question without giving details or court documents.

After you fill it out

Print the PDF, check each page and sign inside the white box in black ink.

Add the documents IRCC's guide lists, such as two pieces of identification. The form warns that missing documents delay processing.

Keep a copy of the whole application in your FileIt vault, and tell IRCC if anything changes before you take the Oath of Citizenship.

Fill out CIT 0301 resume Canadian citizenship online with FileIt

Pick the person. Choose someone from People and FileIt fills in their name, date of birth, address and other details it already knows.
Answer plain-language questions. One part of the form at a time, with the official help text beside each question — 264 fields in all. Your answers save as you go.
Check the live preview. Watch your answers land on the real Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) form, and let FileIt do any worksheet arithmetic.
Generate the official PDF. FileIt prints your answers into the agency’s own PDF and files it in that person’s folder in your vault.

FileIt fills the form — it never files or submits anything for you. Deliver the finished form to whoever asked for it, the way the form’s instructions say.

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CIT 0301 resume Canadian citizenship: frequently asked questions

Who can use CIT 0301?

It's for people who were Canadian citizens and renounced that citizenship and now want to resume it under subsection 11(1) of the Citizenship Act. IRCC's guide for the form sets out the requirements.

What period do the travel and address questions cover?

The two years immediately before the date of your application, or the time since you became a permanent resident, whichever is more recent.

How are the trip days counted?

FileIt counts full days outside Canada: the day you leave and the day you return count as days in Canada, the way IRCC counts absences for citizenship. A same-day or next-day trip counts as 0.

Do I have to agree to share my tax information?

If you have a SIN, ITN or TTN, the form says that without your consent in section 15C your application will be returned as incomplete and not processed. If you have none of these, you don't need to consent.

Do I need to answer the questions about my parents?

Yes. Section 11 asks you to answer all the questions about each parent, including how they got Canadian citizenship and whether they lived abroad before 1977.

Can FileIt submit my application to IRCC?

No. FileIt fills in the official PDF for you to print, sign and send. It also keeps a copy in your vault.

Official sources

Blank form (PDF), published by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC): https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/documents/pdf/english/kits/forms/cit0301/01-01-2023/cit0301e.pdf
Official instructions and guidance: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/guide-cit0301-application-resume-canadian-citizenship-subsection-11-1.html
Edition shown on this page: CIT 0301 (01-2023) E (checked 2026-10-19).

FileIt is not affiliated with or endorsed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) or any government. This page explains the form in general terms and is not legal, tax or immigration advice. Always read the official instructions, and check that you are using the edition the recipient accepts. Page last reviewed 2026-10-19.