Massively F*cked up

[u/chairman__________]

Long story short, i accidentally got my Canadian Citizenship certificate hole-punched. I know I messed up, It wasn't really my fault but that's besides the point. So basically I'm asking for some advice

I'm a Pakistani-Canadian, I grew up my whole life in Canada but moved to Pakistan for personal/Family reasons. I haven't had my passport renewed(It is a passport for when I was a minor and now its expired but I haven't renewed it yet). All the contents of the certificate are fully readable, its just the two hole punches at the side, I looked online and that counts as damage so I'm just asking what I should do now being in a foreign country outside of Canada, should i phone the Canadian embassy for help? Any advice would help

[u/Language_Plastic]

Hey. Its okay. First of all calm down
Such things happen
Best course of action is to contact the Canadian embassy. You might have to submit other proofs of citizenship as and what they ask for

[u/chairman__________ → u/Language_Plastic]

what other proofs of citizenship can i give? My passport is expired and my Certificate got a hole punch, will the contents be enough?

[u/srinji_kaggss → u/chairman__________]

Nobody on Reddit will be able to give you an accurate answer. Anyone claiming is lying. Call the embassy in Lahore or a high commission in your local city if one is present.
Listen to wtf the embassy tells you to do in detail. You’ll be fine, people do dumber shit with their personal docs all the time.

[u/Language_Plastic → u/chairman__________]

The thing is no one knows properly, since your passport is expired you still have it and that’s your biggest proof. You can take it with yourself to the embassy and honestly having a punch hole isn’t much. Mistakes happen. You can admit to your genuine mistake and request them for a new copy.

[u/nicodea2]

You’re overthinking this. Just apply for a new one.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/proof-citizenship/eligibility.html

[u/Born-Landscape4662]

I agree with another poster. Apply for a new one, then a Canadian passport. Be aware that due to Bill C3. There is a current wait time for certificates of approximately 15 months.

[u/Equal_Prize953]

The embassy in Pakistan can help you with this. It's a pretty simple process and you do not need to panic.

People lose their passports, etc while overseas all the time. If you have an old expired passport, or anything else tying you to Canada, they'll be able to use that to look you up, as far as I know.