I assume you moved to Canada just when you became a PR. That's why you think 4/6 is hardly draconian. It actually is, particularly since it gives zero pre-PR credit. There are people who've been living in Canada for six years, then got PR, then they are supposed to wait another four years before they can apply for citizenship. In the US and in most other countries (especially the European countries), you get full credit for time lived in the country before having permanent status. This is a very very important difference and you must read citizenship rules in that light.margobear96 said:
Also, it is a completely wrong assumption to think that the switch from 3/4 to 4/6 was the reason for the processing times going down. The major reason is that C-24 did a complete overhaul of the application processing method by removing several stages. That is the major reason why the processing times went down. And they will most likely stay down. Maybe they'll go up by 2 months or so due to a bit more traffic, but they will not go back to pre-C24 levels simply because C-6 leaves the new processing method in place which is much much more streamlined than the old process was.
