Is accompanying spouse eligible for Citizenship ?

[Questioner]

I am in a situation where the hearing Judge did not acknowledge the time spent outside of Canada with my spouse. As all my family members are Canadians, I had no option but to accompany my spouse who is working in USA.
History:
Landed in 2004 as dependent, spent 2 yrs 8 mons non stop in Canada. Had to leave the Country few time after this period. Then had to accompany my spouse from 2007 to present. We had applied for the Citizenship in 2007 and lost 18 mons waiting on acknowledgment, to our surprise the file got lost in Post. We filed again through a consultancy in 2010, we got a written test which we missed in July. I had the Judge hearing and he is asking to prove the residency when I had clearly mentioned that I am accompanying a Canadian Citizen abroad for past few years. Can someone direct us in the right direction.
Thanks in Advance for the inputs.

 

[scylla]

The days you spend accompanying a Canadian citizen abroad only count towards retaining PR status.

These days cannot be counted for citizenship purposes. To qualify for citizenship, you must physically spend three years out of a four year period in Canada.

The judge was absolutely right to not acknowledge the time you spent outside of Canada with your spouse. I would request a refund from the consultancy agency - they advised you extremely poorly and clearly don't understand citizenship laws.

 

[Questioner]

Thanks for the prompt response