Canadian Citizenship can be obtained through legally recognized permanent residence or specific family ties
Applicants who want to become eligible for citizenship of the country, the new procedure will require permanent residents to live in Canada for three out of five years. The bill will also allow temporary residents to count a portion of their time spent in the country, if implemented.
The resident can apply for Canadian Citizenship through Permanent Residency via this visa, if they have maintained permanent residency status, lawfully and can also procure Canadian passport. Before receiving the certificate of Canadian Citizenship, the applicant should be prepared to pledge of citizenship. The applicant is entitled to avail rights of equality, legal, mobility, aboriginal peoples' rights and the right to peaceful assembly, after an approval.
The applicants who wish to apply for citizenship must be 18 years of age or older as per the new requirements apply to a permanent resident.
Applicants who have been adopted by Canadian parents to obtain Canadian citizenship, this program allows Citizenship through Adoption. One Canadian parent is mandatory for the applicant to get citizenship, receive a Canadian passport, and enjoy the benefits for an eligible Canadian citizen. The adopted applicant has to be adopted outside Canada. The applicant can enjoy the rights and freedoms as equal to a Canadian resident, after an approval, which includes aboriginal people's rights, religion, equality rights, mobility rights, freedom of thought, legal rights and speech as well as the right to peaceful assembly.