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At the risk of being flip: what does that have to do with CIC? Seriously, though, as the resultant debacle in 2012 (rollout of OB 407) well illustrated, this government is all-too-willing to implement major changes first and ask questions about how to go about doing it later. There are some...

At this point, RQ form CIT-520 is not all that new, but has been in use for quite awhile. It is definitely not a replacement for RQ. It is described by some as a RQ-lite. It appears to often be issued in lieu of RQ in circumstances which would have resulted in RQ in the somewhat recent past...

Agree with the observations posted by bonty. Remember, however, that the date the PR card expires is largely not relevant. The relevant date, for a PR who landed (and became a PR) within the previous five years, is the fifth year anniversary of the date of landing. It is by that date that the...

On the contrary, it seems clear that this government oft times offers little or perhaps even no advance notice of when significant changes are coming and will take effect. Other than the notice inherent in the grant of Royal Assent in mid-June, the provisions implemented on August 1st, for...

Applying with ten days margin is probably OK for someone who is staying in Canada . . . . for someone who can handle the risk of some delays in processing if CIC is concerned about compliance with the residency obligation and makes requests for additional information or documentation. Making an...

For purposes of the PR residency obligation, dates of entry and dates of exit ordinarily both count. I do not know, though, if the date of landing counts. However, cutting it so close that whether or not this or that particular day counts is risky. So risky as to be foolish. In this regard...

Note: the following addresses applications made after the new residency and intent provisions take effect (for sure by next year); that is, applications made by individuals who will have to meet the "intent to continue residing in Canada" requirement to be qualified for a grant of citizenship...

Simple answer is that once a person becomes a citizen, no there is no current provision of law (including Bill C-24) which will allow the Minister to revoke or cancel that person's citizenship because the individual leaves Canada to live or work abroad. I readily understand what underlies the...

Regarding leaving Canada to work abroad while the application is pending: How it works under the current law is a totally separate matter from what will apply when the new residency requirements are applicable to the applicant. The so-called "intent to continue residing in Canada" provision is...

As for when the remaining provisions of Bill C-24 take effect (many are already in force), including when the 4/6 year presence requirement as well as the "intent to continue residing in Canada" requirement to qualify for naturalized citizenship will apply, to say "definitely next year" is...

Sometimes the technicalities are a distraction. For practical purposes, for clarity, better to separately consider calculating when a PR can safely make an application to replace an expiring or expired PR card versus assessing compliance with the PR Residency Obligation (PR RO) generally...

Yes to both. If the appeal is timely filed, the Removal Order is not enforceable unless and until the appeal is finally determined, and lost. So long as the Removal Order is not enforceable, PR status continues. I do not know the answer to this one. That said, I believe entitlement to the...

I do not really know, but I have seen a number of reports that suggest no, there is no real pressure on the timeline for so-called "residence cases." It is also my impression that residence cases are referred to local offices and local offices have widely varying timelines. The delays...

The main thing is to be upfront about what you are doing . . . assuming that what you are doing complies of course. But they really are (usually, not always) pretty accomodating if you are honest and not playing games, and not really "moving" across the border until you have status to do so.

You can apply for citizenship even though you are abroad. Because you are abroad, however, you can expect your application to take longer, a RQ required, and an appearance before a judge. You will still be required to attend the test, present required documents including travel documents at the...

Days outside of Canada do not count toward physical presence in Canada. Days outside of Canada while you were a resident of Canada will count toward residency. However, it is far better (if feasible) to wait until you qualify based on 1095 days of physical presence. Applications with less...