bystander said:Hey everyone,
What do you think about making a petition to the government to delay the enforcement of C-24 to January 1st 2016 in order to buy more time for people to apply?
Thanks.
pedros said:Why January 2016? Seems quite an arbitrary date.
chelavnzuo said:But seriously, this petition should be about applying the law only to the new PRs landed after the effective day (June 19th 2015 or whatever). Because here states the new law, and they have the right to decide whether or not to continue their PR application.
Just think about how unlucky is a guy who could've applied citizenship 1 day after the effective day.
bystander said:This is a better idea. That is something that makes more sense. How about this guys?
screech339 said:I tend to agree with the new law. Unfortunately for my wife, she will have to wait another 1.5 years in order to qualify for citizenship. I told her about waiting longer, her reply was "I don't care if I have to wait a little longer. I have all the same rights as Canadians here. So I can wait until I can qualify".
She brings up a good point. What's the hurry in applying for citizenship everyone? So what that you have a wait a little longer. The citizenship laws was way overdue for a change anyway.
All the citizenship really allow you to do is vote, run for government or work in high clearance jobs. That's pretty much about it.
For those who complain about the new rules of waiting longer, it seems to me that you want to get citizenship so you can skip out of Canada and come back when situation becomes an inconvenient such as country conflicts or requiring medical attention.
Otherwise, if that is not the case, why are you in a hurry? You are going to be here in Canada anyway. You will eventually become citizenship at some point just not after at least 2 year after landing PR. Just a little longer.
bystander said:Here is my point of view, I am sure others can add to the list.
PRs don't have the same rights as citizens, you are not allowed to vote and that's huge.
second thing is that with the new law, the pre-PR time doesn't count, which defeats the purpose of the law which is naturalization of PRs before receiving citizenship. In this new law, if you were in canada before your PR for 5 years, you are the same as whoever comes in as a PR from abroad, which is against the purpose of this law.