The Benefits of Canadian Citizenship
Tuesday, 12 November 2019
- Published in 2019, Canada Immigration News Articles, Citizenship, Immigration Wiki
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Citizenship Language Requirement
Saturday, 27 April 2013
Applicants for citizenship between the ages of 18-54 must provide evidence of their knowledge of one of Canada’s official languages on the date their application is submitted. The minimum language abilities to be met are described in the regulations as the capacity to: Take part in short, every-day conversations; Understand simple instructions and questions; Use
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Case Profile: Residence Requirement (Strict Interpretation)
Friday, 01 February 2013
Citizenship: Whether physical presence in Canada is required to maintain the residence requirements under the Citizenship Act: Hsu, Re 25 Imm. L.R. (2d) 251 (Fed.T.D.). Appeal from refusal of application for Canadian citizenship. The appellant arrived in Canada on July 23, 1989 and he established in Montreal, a consulting company with extensive contacts in Hong
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Case Profile: Residence Requirement (Liberal Interpretation)
Friday, 01 February 2013
Citizenship: Banerjee, Re 25 Imm.L.R. (2d) 239 (Fed.T.D.). Whether physical presence in Canada is required to maintain residence requirements under the Citizenship Act. The applicant obtained landed status on 19 February 1989. He arrived with his two daughters. His wife arrived in May. His mother arrived at a later date. Following the arrival of the
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Canadian Citizenship Physical Presence and the Three Year Residence Requirement
Friday, 01 February 2013
Where a person has maintained residence in Canada as a permanent resident for three years in the 4 year period immediately preceding the date of their application, they may be eligible for Canadian citizenship. Section 5(1)(c) of Canada’s Citizenship Act also provides for the additional requirement that since admission as a permanent resident, such person
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Canada citizenship and adopted children abroad: A streamlined process
Friday, 01 February 2013
A modification to the Canadian Citizenship Act effective December 23, 2007 enables children adopted abroad by a Canadian citizen to become a Canadian citizen and obtain a Canadian passport without the requirement of first becoming a permanent resident under the immigration sponsorship process. To qualify under this new streamlined process on behalf of an adoptee
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Who qualifies for Canadian Citizenship? (Audio)
Friday, 01 February 2013
Canada offers citizenship through naturalization and by birth in Canada. Under current law, to qualify for citizenship through naturalization, candidates must have three years of qualifying permanent resident status during the preceding five years. Read More New Canadian Citizenship Act Change Sees Update to Revocation Process Second Wave of Canadian Citizenship Changes Take Effect October
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