requirements for citizenship will increase to 5 years

[flywith2010]

Yes, as I understand it, you need two things: 1460 days AND 183 days within Canada for 4/6 years.

For example:

I stay in Canada for two years, leave for one year, come back and stay in Canada for two more years. 1460 days, and for four of my five years, I was in Canada for more than 183 days. I am eligible to apply for citizenship.

I stay in Canada for three years (1095 days) and then for the next three years I stay in Canada for 5 months each year (450 days [5 X 30 X 3): total days, 1545. However, I'm ineligible to apply for citizenship, because I was only within Canada for more than 6 months during 3/6 of my years.

Let me apologize in advance if I've gotten it wrong, and this post contributes to the confusion. Sorry!

So , What I understand -

So In last 6 yrs you must have to be in country for atleast 6 Months ( 183 Days ) EVERY YEAR without fail and at a same time you must complete 4 yrs within 6 yrs.

If in any year within 6 yrs. you stayed out of country more than 183 days , You will not be eligible for Citizenship.

 

[Priority]

So , What I understand -

So In last 6 yrs you must have to be in country for atleast 6 Months ( 183 Days ) EVERY YEAR without fail and at a same time you must complete 4 yrs within 6 yrs.

If in any year within 6 yrs. you stayed out of country more than 183 days , You will not be eligible for Citizenship.

A simple example would help.
Let's say I arrived in Canada in February 2012 and got my PR in 2014.
I become eligible to apply for citizenship in February 2018 assuming that I stay in Canada for more than 6 months in 2014, 2015, 2016, and in 2017.

 

[Goku]

Guys, this is just a proposal they made. Its yet to be passed in parliament. There will be changes for sure. So don't give yourself a hard time thinking about it over and over again.. We will get Citizenship after we will our PR. So focus on getting PR. NO PR= NO CITIZNESHIP

 

[LPS]

A simple example would help.
Let's say I arrived in Canada in February 2012 and got my PR in 2014.
I become eligible to apply for citizenship in February 2018 assuming that I stay in Canada for more than 6 months in 2014, 2015, 2016, and in 2017.

You mean, assuming you stay in Canada the entire time.

Remember that you need a total of four years physical presence.

 

[honeysingh]

Have you guys read this?

http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/canada/story/1.2514673

 

[on-hold]

No, there are two requirements. You need to be in Canada for 1460 days, AND you need to be in Canada for 183 days for 4/6 of your years here. Don't confuse them -- if you are in Canada for 183 days for four years -- and no more -- you will have been here for 732 days. No citizenship for you.

 

[on-hold]

Here is a useful page:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/backgrounders/2014/2014-02-06e.asp

 

[Goku]

That page say "CURRENT Act" and "PROPOSED Act". Please Read

 

[on-hold]

That page say "CURRENT Act" and "PROPOSED Act". Please Read

Well, yes? That's what everyone has been talking about all day, right?

 

[thisisauser]

This proposal is plain awful. I was looking forward to two years after being in Canada for %99.999 of the past 7 years. Now that's all meaningless and I have to wait 4 more years.

 

[ferna]

Then you are free to do so as a PR, and your rights are not abridged . . .

Sorry, it's just a bit of a joke. I agree with you it's frustrating -- but the fact is, Canadian citizenship is one of the easiest in the world to qualify for, possibly the easiest outside of those countries that sell citizenship. A Canadian PR is far less restricted than an American green card holder.

So what??!! If Canada did not have easier immigration system than US or Europe most of us would not even select to come here in first place! And they would face labor shortage and therefore TAX payers shortage!

 

[akhan127]

And what is really annoying is that they only accept one year of your residency in Canada before you get your PR. I have been living here for 6 years. and in case I get my PR this year, I only will be able to get my citizenship with the people who came here only one year ago! Now if they are really concerned about people understanding so called Canadian values, how come you only can learn about these values after you get your PR?!! Or if they want to make sure that you really want to live in this country, does not my 6 year residency prove anything??!! It does not at all make sense to me!

I so totally agree with you! The people who have applied under CEC already have a very good understanding of Canadian values as we have worked here for atleast a year and graduated from a two year program at the minimum. If anything, we know much more about Canada than the people who land here directly. Changing the residency requirement from 3 to 4 years is still acceptable but not counting any of the days before becoming a Permanent resident is out of my understanding. If anything, they should remove the half a day to a full day!!

 

[Priority]

You mean, assuming you stay in Canada the entire time.

Remember that you need a total of four years physical presence.

Yup I got it completely wrong.

 

[on-hold]

I so totally agree with you! The people who have applied under CEC already have a very good understanding of Canadian values as we have worked here for atleast a year and graduated from a two year program at the minimum. If anything, we know much more about Canada than the people who land here directly. Changing the residency requirement from 3 to 4 years is still acceptable but not counting any of the days before becoming a Permanent resident is out of my understanding. If anything, they should remove the half a day to a full day!!

I completely agree with this, it makes no sense. If it affected me, I'd be furious.

So what??!! If Canada did not have easier immigration system than US or Europe most of us would not even select to come here in first place! And they would face labor shortage and therefore TAX payers shortage!

As for this, being a PR gives you an immense amount of freedom -- but if you take full advantage of it, you'll never qualify for citizenship. That's because they are two different statuses, and two different processes, being a PR does not convert automatically into a citizen. And though I take a pretty relaxed view of the who stupid citizens of convenience debate (that means I don't care about it), I do understand why the government would like to discourage people like you who would prefer to be somewhere else.

 

[ferna]

As for this, being a PR gives you an immense amount of freedom -- but if you take full advantage of it, you'll never qualify for citizenship. That's because they are two different statuses, and two different processes, being a PR does not convert automatically into a citizen. And though I take a pretty relaxed view of the who stupid citizens of convenience debate (that means I don't care about it), I do understand why the government would like to discourage people like you who would prefer to be somewhere else.

Don't get me wrong! I have chosen to immigrate to Canada and now I like it here! I am just saying they have to keep their immigration system easy to motivate people to come to Canada. Like what Australia does which now has an easier system than Canada.