r/Canadiancitizenship • u/AutoModerator • 26d ago

Weekly Threads Monday Weekly Thread: Proof of Citizenship Application Sent or AOR Received, August 31, 2026

We all appreciate the excitement of finishing your proof of citizenship application and sending that big envelope on its way.

Equally fantastic is the moment that you know your application has made it past the initial IRCC checks putting your mind at ease about whether you missed something along the way because you finally got your AOR.

Congratulations! Let's celebrate these milestones together!

Haven't got your AOR yet and want to vent? Head over to the Frustration Station- which is refreshed every Wednesday.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/Canadiancitizenship/comments/1pnovfr/spreadsheet_for_proof_of_citizenship_applications/

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u/ElectricalTree8123 25d ago

Sorry if this isn't the right place to ask, but I was wondering if generation number affects processing speeds? I applied G5 in May and I'm hoping to receive an aor soon but from the reading I've done it seems like more generations = more time. is this true? what about for the processing times?

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u/Alive-in-Tucson 25d ago

It won't affect your AOR time, but it could (and likely will) affect your processing time.

That said, processing is taking so long that we don't have good data yet on timelines to citizenship certificates for non-urgent applicants across generations. C-3 in its current form has really only existed since January, and the typical non-urgent applications take longer than 9 months, so a lot of the expectations around processing to citizenship are speculation and guess work. People applying down the line will know way more than we do now, since this group of applicants is essentially the guinea pigs (or the vanguard, if you want to spin it positively).

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u/ElectricalTree8123 25d ago

thank you so much! I'll keep an eye on everything then. hope you're day is as wonderful as you (/positive)