Why you can't become a Canadian citizen?

Highlights: Canada plans to issue 1.5 Million PRs by 2026! 

• Canada plans to welcome 500,000 new permanent residents in 2205 and 2026. 
• Around 85% of permanent residents were granted citizenship in Canada in 2023. 
• The IRCC released stats suggesting more than 3000 citizenship ceremonies were held to welcome over 354,000 people.
• Candidates must be permanent residents of Canada to become eligible for citizenship. 

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Eligibility for Canadian Citizenship 

You are eligible to apply for citizenship in Canada if you fulfil the given eligibility requirements:

• You are a Canadian PR holder
• You have physically lived in Canada for at least three years
• You have filed taxes for at least three years in Canada
• You qualified for the Canadian citizenship test (only if you are between 18-54 years of age)
• You are proficient in English or French with a CLB level of 4 or higher (only if you are between 18-54 years of age)

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Why you may be ineligible for Canadian Citizenship?

You may be ineligible to apply for citizenship in Canada if:

• You are serving an imprisonment term or are on probation or parole. 
• You are outside Canada and serving a sentence.
• You are involved in a criminal charge or trial under the Citizenship Act.
• You are asked to leave the country under a removal order. 
• Your citizenship application was rejected in the past five years for misrepresentation of data. 
• You have been accused of fraudulent activities in the past ten years, which caused your citizenship to be revoked. 
• You have been found guilty of any offence under the Canadian Citizenship Act in the past four years.
• You have been found guilty of a crime outside of Canada equivalent to an offence under the Canadian Citizenship Act in four years before applying for citizenship. 
• As a PR holder, you have been charged with terrorism or high treason or convicted as a member of an organised armed group that has had an armed conflict with Canada.

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