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Minister Ahmed Hussen of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced that the changes to Bill C-6 or an Act to amend the Citizenship Act and make consequential amendments to another Act will take effect on October 11, 2017. Specifically, the changes are the following:
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Applicants must be permanent residents of and physically reside in Canada for at least 1,095 days (three years) during the five years before the date of their application. (instead of 4 years out of 6 years)
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Eliminating the 183 days of physical presence requirement
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Restores consideration of time spent in Canada as a non-permanent resident (non-PR) for most applicants to a maximum of one year of credited time.
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Reduces the period to three years for adult applicants to file Canadian income taxes, if required under the Income Tax Act, to be eligible for citizenship.
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Applicants between the ages of 18 and 54 must meet basic knowledge and language requirements.
For the full video announcement, watch here:
Update on implementation of Bill C-6 Citizenship Act Changes f…
Watch an important update from Minister Hussen about the implementation of changes to the Citizenship Act resulting from Bill C-6,which take effect October 11, 2017. For more info visit: http://ow.ly/Z8hV30fDymU This was originally broadcast live on Facebook on October 4, 2017.
Posted by Canadian Immigration and Citizenship on Wednesday, October 4, 2017
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