Ahmed Hussen表示:「加拿大政府一直致力於為想要獲得加拿大公民身份的永久居民,提供更容易的程序和更多的靈活性。」
加拿大移民部長
即將於10月11日生效的新政如下:
居住時間由原來的6年內住滿4年(1,460天),降低到5年內住滿3年(1,095天);
Applicants must be physically present in Canada for three out of five years before applying for citizenship.
報稅記錄由原來的6年內有4年報稅記錄,降低到5年內有3年報稅記錄;
Applicants must file Canadian income taxes, if required to do so under the Income Tax Act, for three out of five years, matching the new physical presence requirement.
取消「其中4年內每年至少住滿183天」的規定;
Applicants had to be physically present in Canada for 183 days in four out of the six years preceding their application.This provision is repealed. Applicants no longer have to meet this requirement.
之前在加拿大留學、工作、難民的居住時間可折算50%,最多可折算1年(365天);
Applicants may count each day they were physically present in Canada as a temporary resident or protected person before becoming a permanent resident as a half-day toward meeting the physical presence requirement for citizenship, up to a maximum credit of 365 days.