Canadian Citizenship Process, Benefits

For the hundreds of thousands of immigrants whoon various factors. Once CIC approves your
move to Canada every year, it is their goal to oneapplication, you will be given a notice on when to
day obtain Canadian citizenship. Obtaining Canadiantake your citizenship exam. Once you pass your
citizenship is not only a symbolic act, but also adds toexam, you will be able to attend a citizenship
the list of benefits one can receive. In order to beceremony where you will become a Canadian citizen.
able to apply for citizenship, you must first meet theFrom that moment on, you will have all the rights,
criteria set out by Citizenship and Immigration Canadaprivileges, and responsibilities of every Canadian
(CIC).citizen.
To apply for Canadian citizenship, a permanentWhat are the benefits a naturalized Canadian citizen
resident must have been in the country for 3 out ofreceives? The main difference between a Canadian
4 years and have a clean criminal record. It ispermanent residence and a Canadian citizen is the
advisable that you keep records of all trips you haveright to hold a Canadian passport and the right to
made outside of Canada during this time. Once youvote. Also, for those immigrants who wish to work
have completed a total of 1095 days of physicalfor the federal government or run for political office,
presence in Canada, you can submit an application tobecoming a Canadian citizen enables you to do so.
CIC to apply for Canadian citizenship.But more importantly, becoming a Canadian citizen is
To obtain Canadian citizenship, you must submit anan important symbolic step. It shows to the
application form along with two photos and othercommunity that one has embraced the values of the
documents. The approval of your application can takecountry and is committed to its future.
anywhere from 5 months to several years depending