canadian citizenship policy ?

Question

Does anyone know about any latest canadian policy that entitles a permananent resident, staying abroad ,citizenship in couple of months?
Actually one of my realative staying outside the countary possess the PR card ,planning to come ontario canada to get her citizenship as she has completed her requirements to become a citizen.can she be able to get her process comleted in couple of months ? does any one know about any policy regarding to this ?? i will be thankful

Answer 1

Here is useful information about becoming a Canadian citizen. Read this page to decide if you are ready to take this step.

To become a Canadian citizen, you must:
- be 18 years of age or older;
- be a permanent resident of Canada;
- have lived in Canada for at least three of the four years before applying;
- be able to communicate in either English or French;
- know about Canada; and
- know about the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

Adults must have lived in Canada for at least three years (1,095 days) out of the four years preceding the application. Please note that you cannot meet the residence requirements for citizenship without a minimum of 2 years as a permanent resident. Time spent in Canada before becoming a permanent resident may be counted toward becoming a Canadian citizen if it falls within the four-year period. To find out if you meet the residence requirements to become a Canadian citizen, you can use the residence calculator.

A child (under 18 years of age) must be a permanent resident of Canada to apply for Canadian citizenship. To apply on behalf of your child, you must either:
- already be a citizen; or
- apply for citizenship at the same time.

Children do not need to have lived in Canada for three years before applying.

Citizenship Test
If you are between the ages of 18 and 54, you must pass a citizenship test. For more information on Canada and the citizenship test, read the on-line study guide A Look at Canada.

Who cannot become a Canadian citizen?
Before you apply, you should make sure that you are eligible for citizenship. You cannot become a Canadian citizen if you:
- are under a removal order (instructed by Canadian officials to leave Canada);
- are now charged with an indictable offence or crime or an offence under the Citizenship Act;
- have been convicted of an indictable offence or crime, or offence under the Citizenship Act, in the past three years;
- are now in prison, on parole, or on probation;
- have been in prison, on parole, or on probation for a year or more in the past four years;
- are under investigation for, or are charged with, or have been convicted of a war crime or crime against humanity; or
- had your Canadian citizenship taken away (revoked) in the last five years.

Please note that time spent in prison, on parole or on probation may not be counted toward becoming a citizen.

Also refer to the links below (the first is for citizenship, the second is for permanent residency).

Answer 2

On the whole Canadian citizen and immigration policies have always been world renowned for their, fairness, decency, tolerance and generosity. This is something as Canadians we have always been proud of. WE always stood by and aided our Southern neighbours, through world wars, Morally most of us a nation felt our Southern neighbours were going off the rails! We realize American media targets and plays up anything it wants the public to believe. Us Canadians welcomed all draft dodges that reached the boarder. I at the time was only 12 or 13, the oldest of 10 children, yet I recall we always recall making rooming for draft dodgers. I remember being horrified at the scenes being played out on the nightly news and these terrified teens feeling guilt and being labelled cowards and traitor's. We saw it differently, we saw a government betraying and eating it's young. The reasoning wasn't clear (besides the official communism) it looked more like Nationalism. Were the Americans trying to show off power to the Soviets? Open up East Asian Markets for U.S. corporations, looking for a cheap labour market to exploit? Test new weapons and war strategies? a little of one or more of above tactics...Mary