Templates and guides

Fill-in templates for a proof of citizenship application (form CIT 0001), and the full guide to ordering the records. Pay once and download right away.

The three templates

$19 Save $8

The Explanation Letter, the Line of Descent Template and the Ancestor Document Tracker, plus the free Quick Guide.

Two Word files and an Excel file

Buy for $19

Line of Descent Template

$9

One page that lists each generation from your Canadian-born ancestor down to you, with the record that proves each link. It includes a worked example.

Word file

Buy for $9

Explanation Letter

$9

A fill-in letter for the places IRCC asks you to explain something, such as a missing record or a birth certificate that was replaced. It includes a worked example.

Word file

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Ancestor Document Tracker

$9

A spreadsheet to track every record you order for each ancestor: where you asked, when, the fee, and whether it arrived. Office websites and phone numbers are included.

Excel file

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Ordering Canadian Records: The Full Guide

$27.99

A chapter for each province and territory: which records exist for which years, where they are held now, what they cost and how to order them. It also covers missing records and First Nations, Métis and Inuit ancestors.

PDF

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Everything, with the full guide

$41.99 Save $13

The full guide, the Explanation Letter, the Line of Descent Template and the Ancestor Document Tracker, plus the free Quick Guide.

PDF, two Word files and an Excel file

Coming soon

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The templates help you organize your own application. They are not legal advice, and IRCC decides every application.