>>the official list of saints recognized by the Roman Catholic Church and in which the saints are included immediately upon canonization.”<<
That is from your own quote.
What makes a saint (someone in heaven) different from a Cannonized Saint is the veneration. New Advent is a wonderful resource who’s reference is back to itself.
Here is what the CCC says about saints.
828 By canonizing some of the faithful, i.e., by solemnly proclaiming that they practiced heroic virtue and lived in fidelity to God’s grace, the Church recognizes the power of the Spirit of holiness within her and sustains the hope of believers by proposing the saints to them as models and intercessors.303 “The saints have always been the source and origin of renewal in the most difficult moments in the Church’s history.”304 Indeed, “holiness is the hidden source and infallible measure of her apostolic activity and missionary zeal.”305
There is nothing here that states one MUST venerate a Saint.
Believe that person is in heaven i.e. saint, is what we are called to do.
To venerate a saint is a personal choice.
You asked for the source of my first quote - it was Catholic Encyclopedia. If you don't like the source, I can't help you.
“What makes a saint (someone in heaven) different from a Cannonized Saint is the veneration.”
Well, no. Actually, the difference is the official recognition of the Church. The public veneration is what is permitted (or required) after the recognition.
In any event, it appears that if the Church formally canonizes a person, it is binding on a Catholic to acknowledge the person as a canonized saint. Obviously, you don't have to personally address petitions to the saint.
However, I imagine that if one went to Mass on that person's feast day, one would be participating in the public veneration of the saint, and if it were a holy day of obligation, one would be required to do so.
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