Becoming a Canadian Citizen is an exciting opportunity.  Not only will you be able to live in Canada forever, but you will have one of the most valuable passports, enabling you to travel without a visa to most countries in the world. To become a Canadian citizen, there are eligibility requirements you will have to fulfill.

Citizenship Application Eligibility Requirements

• Applicant must have a permanent resident status in Canada and must not be the subject of an immigration investigation, an immigration inquiry, or an order from Canadian officials to leave Canada.
• Regardless of age, completed the required physical presence in Canada, as a permanent resident i.e., 3 years (1095 days) out of a five-year period.
• Before applicants became permanent residents, their time spent in Canada, within 5 years of applying for citizenship, counted as half days (up to 365 days) towards physical presence requirements.
• Applicant must have paid their taxes for 3 years during the 5 years prior to their application.
• If the applicant is 18 to 54 years old, they will require to demonstrate that they are able to communicate in either French or English in order to become a Canadian citizen.
• If the applicant is 18 to 54 years old, they will need to pass a Canadian citizenship test.
• If the applicant has committed a crime, in or outside Canada, they may be ineligible for citizenship for a period of time. Time spent serving a term of imprisonment, on parole, or on probation doesn’t count as the time they have lived in Canada.