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But Ms. Ishaq said she was hopeful that the government would let the decision stand as she has been “imagining for so long” to become a Canadian citizen.

“The basis of my challenge was proved true,” she said.

Ishaq’s lawyer, Lorne Waldman, said Wednesday he was sending a letter to the citizenship office requesting a quick date for his client to take the oath, and advising that his client expects to be able to wear her niqab.

“The Court found that the policy of requiring a woman to remove her facial covering, where there is no question of identity or security, was illegal. The government is required to follow the law,” he said.

Naseem Mithoowani, Mr. Waldman’s colleague, added that if the government chooses to appeal, it would have to seek a separate stay to stop the enforcement of the court order. That’s a high bar because the government would have to show that it was suffering “irreparable harm” from women being allowed to take the oath while their faces are covered, she said.

About 100 niqab-wearing women are affected by the policy each year. It was introduced by Jason Kenney, the former immigration minister, in 2011.

The policy didn’t sit well with Ms. Ishaq, a Pakistani national and devout Sunni Muslim, who says her religious beliefs obligate her to wear a niqab. While she did not object to unveiling herself in private so that an official could confirm her identity before taking the citizenship test, she drew a line at unveiling herself at the public citizenship ceremony.