The Canadian Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Service (IRCC) indicated that more than 354,000 people were accepted last year and have already become Canadian citizens. Despite the large number, it is less than the year 2022, when the number of people who obtained citizenship reached 375,413 thousand people.
According to recent reports, the number of people who were able to obtain Canadian citizenship from 2019 until last year exceeded one million and 200 thousand new Canadian citizens were able to obtain citizenship.
What are the requirements for citizenship in Canada?
Regarding the conditions and requirements for obtaining permanent residency and then applying for citizenship in Canada, there are a number of relevant criteria that you must meet before applying for Canadian citizenship:
1- You must be a permanent resident of Canada.
2- Submit the tax file if necessary.
3- It is necessary to pass the Canadian citizenship test if your age is between 18 and 54 years.
4- Proof of language skills is required if you are between 18 and 54 years old.
5- It is also necessary to meet the requirements for physical presence in Canada.
It is worth noting that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) allows residents of Canada to apply for citizenship after becoming an actual resident of Canada for a period of three years, from the 5 years immediately preceding the citizenship application.
Only the five years prior to the application submission date are taken into consideration, and during the five-year period, every day spent in Canada as a permanent resident is counted as a full day.
Benefits of obtaining Canadian citizenship
The benefits of obtaining citizenship in Canada are that you do not bear the financial obligations of residency, in addition to obtaining Canadian travel passports.
You also have the right to vote in federal, provincial and municipal elections, in addition to that Canadian citizens cannot lose their citizenship, unless it was obtained through misrepresentation of facts.
