Ontario Enhanced Driver's Licence Applicant's Guide

Government of Ontario: Ministry of Government Services

Ontario Enhanced Driver’s Licence (EDL)
Guide to Completing the Citizenship Questionnaire

Overview

To apply for an EDL you must complete the Citizenship Questionnaire for an Ontario Enhanced Driver’s Licence and provide a document from the list below as evidence that you are a Canadian citizen. This questionnaire will assist in determining if your documentary evidence of citizenship is satisfactory to obtain an EDL or if you need to obtain a new document before you apply for an EDL.

How to Complete the Citizenship Questionnaire

Section 1

Write your surname/last name, given name(s) and your date of birth as shown on the document you will present as evidence of citizenship on the Citizenship Questionnaire.

Section 2

List any other names that you are currently using or that you have used in the past including nicknames. Also include any other names that appear on any of your personal identification.

Section 3

Review the list of acceptable documents. Check the box corresponding to the document that you will present at your interview and write in the spaces provided:

Registration number (Write the registration number only if there is one. If your document has a registration number, the registration number could appear on the front or on the back of the document.)
Certificate number
Date of issue (Write the date of issue as it appears on your document. Some documents may only show a year or a month and year.)

Section 4

Read the description for each question carefully to determine which questions you must answer.

You must answer question 1 (all applicants must answer question 1).
Answer question 2 only if you were born in Canada.
Answer questions 3 and 4 if you were born in Canada before 1947 or if you will present a Naturalization Certificate issued before January 1, 1947. If you answered yes to question 4 and your parents were naturalized on different dates, write both dates.
Note: A naturalized citizen is a person who is not a citizen of that country by birth but has taken steps to become an immigrant and then applied, and was granted, citizenship by that country.
Answer questions 5, 6 and 7 if you were born outside Canada.

Section 5

Read section 5. You will be asked to sign and date the questionnaire when you apply in person at the ServiceOntario centre.

Acceptable Documentary Evidence of Canadian Citizenship

You must present one of the following (original) documents when you apply for an EDL:

Provincial or Territorial Birth Certificate - issued to persons born in Canada.
Citizenship Certificate (also known as a Certificate of Canadian Citizenship) - large form issued from January 1, 1947 to February 14, 1977 and small wallet-sized card issued from 1954 to the present. A citizenship certificate is issued to persons at the time they are granted citizenship (naturalized); to Canadians born abroad to a Canadian parent; and to any Canadian who submits an application for a citizenship certificate (including persons born in Canada).
Registration of Birth Abroad Certificate - issued by Canadian citizenship authorities between January 1, 1947 and February 14, 1977 to persons born abroad to a Canadian parent.
Retention Certificate - issued between January 1, 1947 and February 14, 1977 to persons born abroad to a Canadian parent and who retained citizenship.
Naturalization Certificate - issued before January 1, 1947 to persons who were naturalized after immigrating to Canada.

Your completed questionnaire and your documentary evidence of citizenship support your declaration that you are a Canadian citizen at the time you apply for an EDL.

See table 1 on page 3 for a list of acceptable documents. You must present one (original) document when you apply for an EDL.

To apply for a Citizenship Certificate, you must complete an Application for a Citizenship Certificate and pay the applicable fees. You can download and print the application from the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) website at www.cic.gc.ca or call the CIC Call Centre at 1 888 242-2100 to have an application mailed to you. For more information about Canadian citizenship please visit the CIC website.

Acceptable Documents to bring to your Interview

**Table 1:**
Question	Your Answer	Acceptable Documents
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7	No	If you answered ‘no’ to all the questions that you were required to answer in section 4, you must present one of the following documents: Provincial or Territorial Birth Certificate Citizenship Certificate Registration of Birth Abroad Certificate Retention Certificate Naturalization Certificate
Note: If you answered “yes” to one or more of the questions, see below to check if your document is acceptable. If you do not have an acceptable document as listed below, you must obtain one before you attend your interview.
1, 3 ,4, 5	Yes	You must present one of the following documents issued after the date (or dates) you indicated in question 1, 3, 4 or 5: Citizenship Certificate Registration of Birth Abroad Certificate Retention Certificate Naturalization Certificate For example, if you indicated that you became a citizen of another country (naturalized) in 1945, you must present a document from the list above that was issued after 1945.
2	Yes	You must present a Citizenship Certificate.
6	Yes	You must present one of the following documents: Retention Certificate issued between January 1, 1947 and February 14, 1977 Citizenship Certificate issued after your 24th birthday Citizenship Certificate issued on or after February 15, 1977.
7	Yes	You must present a Citizenship Certificate issued after January 1, 2007.