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Citizenship Week Welcomed 6442
New Canadians
Going to great heights with Canada’s newest citizens
Ottawa, ON – This year during
Citizenship Week, 6442 people became
new Canadians at 72 special citizenship
ceremonies across Canada. Citizenship
Week (October 8-14) also marked the
1 year anniversary of Bill C 6, which
brought in important changes to
the Citizenship Act, helping qualified
applicants get citizenship faster.
For this year’s Citizenship Week
celebrations, Immigration, Refugees
and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) took
some of our newest Canadians to
literal great heights. Citizenship Week
celebrations opened with a special
outdoor citizenship ceremony at the top
of the CN Tower, with 6 of our newest
Canadians taking the oath of citizenship
while harnessed on the EdgeWalk,
accompanied by Minister Ahmed
Hussen. This ceremony was followed by
other elevated ceremonies at the top of
the Vancouver Lookout, on October 11,
and at the Olympic Stadium in Montréal,
on October 12.
As Citizenship Week fell during
Women’s History Month, citizenship
ceremonies across Canada also
celebrated the outstanding achievements
of women who have shaped Canada, as
Indigenous peoples, settlers, innovators
and activists. Prominent women in civics,
business, science and other areas were
guest speakers at several of our special
citizenship ceremonies across Canada.
The changes from Bill C 6 came
into effect on October 11, 2017, and
provided those wanting to become
Canadian citizens with greater flexibility
to meet the requirements. In particular,
the changes reduced the time
permanent residents must be physically
present in Canada before applying for
citizenship from 4 out of 6 years to 3
out of 5 years.
By the end of October 2018, an
estimated 152,000 people will have
obtained Canadian citizenship since the
changes came into effect, an increase of
40%, compared to the 108,000 people
who obtained citizenship in the same
period the year before.
Bill C 6 has allowed more permanent
residents to apply for citizenship. In the
9 month period from October 2017
to June 2018, Immigration, Refugees
and
Citizenship
Canada
(IRCC)
received 242,680 applications, more
than double the 102,261 applications
that were received in the same period
the year before. Despite the increase
in applications, processing times for
routine citizenship applications remain
under 12 months.
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