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    Waiver for physical presence in Canada for time spent just before the Covid pandemic

    Physical presence counts only days in Canada in the five years (to the day) preceding your citizenship application. Days before that - more than five years ago - do not count. In case any doubt: return to previous sentence.
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Some take more time, some take less time. Look at the trackers (first page of this thread) to see how quickly in previous months. I think IRCC approach is the estimate of 10 months means 80% of files complete within that timeframe - so it's not at all an average or median, it's their own...
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    Waiver for physical presence in Canada for time spent just before the Covid pandemic

    I don't even understand what you're asking for a waiver from. You want to count time in Canada prior to the five year period ... because covid? Short answer - no. There's no such thing provided for in law, and zero chance they're going to do it. [There is the general "ask the minister to...
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    Was My Mother Deemed a Citizen in 1947 Under Section 5(1)(b)?

    ... One caveat on this, I am not at all certain that an employee of a crown corporation is automatically a crown servant in the sense used by the citizenship act (or previous versions of citizenship statutes). For the most part at present employees of crown corporations are not necessarily...
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    Was My Mother Deemed a Citizen in 1947 Under Section 5(1)(b)?

    Has your mother actually spent more than 1095 days in Canada (given that it's just shy of 90 years, not that much)? [I'm not making comment on your other, subtle point - which I find interesting and quite possibly workable - because I simply don't know.]
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    November 2024 - Citizenship Applications

    Yes, it'll be the oath instructions email. It's usually after the tracker is updated, and keep in mind one part of their system (the tracker) has no actual 'knowledge' that the email has been sent. You'll get the invitation email in plenty of time.
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    Was My Mother Deemed a Citizen in 1947 Under Section 5(1)(b)?

    In the other thread, the question from @hawk39 was whether the grandfather was a crown servant when the OP was born. From the key facts here, the answer would seem to be 'no', or at least unlikely, since service seems to have been in merchant marine 'during WWII' (implying wasn't a crown...
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    Implied Status with OWP Under Family Class (Outland) Spousal Sponsorship?

    Apply now, apply as soon as possible. Whatever happens, chances are better if you apply soonest.
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    Will I Still Be Landed?

    No issue
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Yes, up to a month. Usually less.
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    Was My Mother Deemed a Citizen in 1947 Under Section 5(1)(b)?

    I don't understand the substance of your question - is it somehow relevant whether she became a citizen under 5(1)(b) - as opposed to some other section? She has the citizenship certificate which lists the effective date. She was a citizen as of that date. Other part of answer to your question...
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    Withdraw and reapply?

    I'd order the gcms notes and see what they say before even considering withdrawing.
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    Outland PR application for spouse

    Pr card sufficient
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    H&C Unique situation with my 76-year-old mother. Advice appreciated

    I'd just add to this: the situation is not at all unique - or if it is, only to extent that the parent has somehow remained in Canada for all (? or perhaps most) of the last eight years. There are quite literally tens of thousands of Canadians (PRs and citizens) who have applied to sponsor...
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    Seek advice on withdraw and re-apply please help

    If you can't do one thing, do the other thing.
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