Possibility of changing 1095-day eligibility rule

[ccaallvviinn]

While nobody has a crystal ball, just curious about everyone's opinion on the possibility of changing the 1095-day eligibility rule by the new government after the federal election in 2025.

Personally, I will pass the 1095 days time mark in August, 2025 and will apply for citizenship afterwards with a small buffer.

 

[armoured]

While nobody has a crystal ball, just curious about everyone's opinion on the possibility of changing the 1095-day eligibility rule by the new government after the federal election in 2025.

Personally, I will pass the 1095 days time mark in August, 2025 and will apply for citizenship afterwards with a small buffer.

I don't think it's impossible that it would be changed, but: I seriously doubt that this would be high on the list of priorities, at least for a couple of years. There's plenty of other immigration and citizenship problems to deal with. More likely, frankly, would just be slower processing with new 'extra tough' security clearance stuff.

Just my guess/opinion though.

 

[Seym]

If the past tells us anything about the future : Harper became PM in 2006, the change to 4 years and no PR credit became effective in 2015.
Trudeau's citizenship change took 2 years "only", but it was in his electoral promise.
Poilievre never spoke about it as far as I know. There's a very high chance you're a citizen long before he entertains the idea, if he ever does...

 

[scylla]

While nobody has a crystal ball, just curious about everyone's opinion on the possibility of changing the 1095-day eligibility rule by the new government after the federal election in 2025.

Personally, I will pass the 1095 days time mark in August, 2025 and will apply for citizenship afterwards with a small buffer.

Anything is possible. They did it before and the Liberals reversed it.

 

[lifein360]

Speaking of electoral promises that were not kept, Trudeau also didn't remove the citizenship fees that were part of the Libs' 2019 platform

https://liberal.ca/our-platform/eliminating-citizenship-application-fees-for-permanent-residents/

Anyway - the party is now mostly decimated and this is at the bottom of prioritities immigration wise

 

[Bloodrose]

Highly unlikely. The focus will be on reducing new immigrant numbers and even more so, numbers of temporary residents. Those changes are already happening.

It's doubtful they would make it harder for those already on immigrant status here to naturalize. In fact, most governments tend to encourage naturalization because it pushes down immigrant statistics.

 

[scylla]

Highly unlikely. The focus will be on reducing new immigrant numbers and even more so, numbers of temporary residents. Those changes are already happening.

It's doubtful they would make it harder for those already on immigrant status here to naturalize. In fact, most governments tend to encourage naturalization because it pushes down immigrant statistics.

They did it last time they were in power. So possible they may do again. We'll just have to wait and see.

 

[Copingwithlife]

Canadas citizenship requirements is laughably low compared to other countries . It’s almost a joke

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/citizenship/

Most countries are 5-10 years

The pendulum swung far to much to the left with these idiots

Let’s not forget about people immediately leaving the county and going to the USA to work under a TN visa after they get a Canadian passport
Like immediately afterward

The Americans have noticed that and there’s rumours online they want to put restrictions on doing that

It’s turned into a passport of convenience because the rules have become so lenient

 

[Bloodrose]

Canadas citizenship requirements is laughably low compared to other countries . It’s almost a joke

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/citizenship/

Most countries are 5-10 years

The pendulum swung far to much to the left with these idiots

Let’s not forget about people immediately leaving the county and going to the USA to work under a TN visa after they get a Canadian passport
Like immediately afterward
The Americans have noticed that and there’s rumours online they want to put restrictions on doing that

3 years for NZ, 4 years for Australia and 5 years for the US and UK. I don't know that Canada's 3 years is a huge departure tbh, especially since Canada also treats PR's differently to those countries anyway.

The countries with 10+ year requirements are hardly Canada's peers.

 

[CanadianDreamer@TO]

Canadas citizenship requirements is laughably low compared to other countries . It’s almost a joke

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/citizenship/

Most countries are 5-10 years

The pendulum swung far to much to the left with these idiots

Let’s not forget about people immediately leaving the county and going to the USA to work under a TN visa after they get a Canadian passport
Like immediately afterward

The Americans have noticed that and there’s rumours online they want to put restrictions on doing that

It’s turned into a passport of convenience because the rules have become so lenient

Are you saying that their will be criteria for who can apply for TN Visa? For e.g. people who have acquired Canadian Citizenship should have held it for 5 years before they are eligible for TN Visa. Is this what you are referring to?