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The Canadian government has a tool that helps you figure out if you're eligible for citizenship. Becoming a Canadian citizen isn't easy and there are many factors to consider like residency rules.
The test is based on the content of the official guide "Discover Canada (The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship)". The test asks questions on the following subject matters: [4] [5] Rights and responsibilities of a Canadian citizen - (e.g. "Name three legal rights protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.") Canadian ...
Governor General Michaëlle Jean wearing the Companion's insignia around her neck, Remembrance Day 2007. Appointment to the Order of Canada is the process by which citizens of Canada or certain foreign persons are inducted into the Order of Canada, the second-highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours.
Canadian citizenship was granted to individuals who: were born or naturalized in Canada but lost British subject status before the 1946 Act came into force, were non-local British subjects ordinarily resident in Canada but did not qualify as Canadian citizens when that status was created, were born outside Canada in the first generation to a ...
Canada receives its immigrant population from almost 200 countries. Statistics Canada projects that immigrants will represent between 29.1% and 34.0% of Canada's population in 2041, compared with 23.0% in 2021, [1] while the Canadian population with at least one foreign born parent (first and second generation persons) could rise to between 49.8% and 54.3%, up from 44.0% in 2021.
Order-in-Council P.C. 1931-695 (1931) — an order-in-council passed on 21 March 1931 allowing for the implementation of the tightest immigration admissions policy in Canadian history. Canadian Citizenship Act (1947) — legislation creating the category Canadian citizenship and allowing for residents of Canada to obtain citizenship regardless ...
Citizenship Regulations are rules relative to the Citizenship Act. [33] Canadian Passport Order: A provision relating to the ability of a Canadian citizen to apply for travel documents such as the Canadian passport. [34] This Order is provided by the Citizenship Act. [24] Convention Refugee Determination Division Rules
The Canadian permanent resident card is automatically lost upon becoming a Canadian citizen. However it can be revoked if the bearer is outside of Canada for longer than 730 days in a five year period (unless serving abroad as a Crown servant), or has committed criminal or immigration infractions resulting in a removal order. [10]