Citizenship Eligibility

[firstlogin]

Hi all, please help me answer some of my questions.

Please find my physically present days in Canada. I had employment from Oct 2020 to Dec 2022. I did not have a job in 2023, 2024.

1: Are my 87 days in 2024 accounted towards citizenship? I am asking because I think I am considered non-resident of Canada and I can not file taxes.
2: I am unemployed in 2023, 2024, trying to find a job hopefully in 2025. Will this impact in obtaining citizenship?
3. Will my study/work visa days count towards my citizenship?

Days in canada
2021 (study visa/work visa): 365 days
2022 (study visa/work visa): 331 days
2023 (study visa/work visa): 9 days
2023 (PR days): 267 days
2024 (PR days Jan to Dec full year): 87 days
(filed taxes for year 2023 without any source of income, is that okay?)

Thank you

 

[moonlightshadow]

As far as I can tell:
-If you are student (student visa), each day of stay in Canada counts as half. So if that is the case, then it seems the counts does not add up to 1095 days of physical stay required to become eligible.
-In addition, you need to have at least 3 tax returns filled in the last 5 years in order to become eligible (having income or not is not relevant, as tax residency / filling obligation is determined by CRA based on their requirement / combination of factors).
-Being unemployed or not does not count for determining your eligibility, even though you will be required to populate/provide employment information in the citizenship application form at some point.

 

[indpnv]

You can always enter your details here to confirm your eligibility

https://eservices.cic.gc.ca/rescalc/resCalcStartNew.do?lang=en