The ‘Land of Endless Opportunities’, i.e., Canada, is renowned for welcoming an impressive figure of immigrants. It is a destination wherein persons arrive from nearly 200 nations. Though these people could begin their life in the nation as migrants, on catering to the conditions, with authorization, they gain the prized permanent residence status and eventually the nation’s citizenship.
Citizenship Proffered
During the month of February, the last year, just 10,000 persons managed to gain the position. However, this year, around 19,200 persons have obtained the privilege. These individuals are from 193 nations from across the globe even as, according to some observers, the same Cleary shows that the Maple Leaf Country welcomes persons belonging to different cultures.
Promises from Immigration Minister
As per the current immigration minister, citizenship arrives with some rights & duties, besides also a pledge to the values and traditions of the nation. Chris Alexander, the minister, also welcomed the new citizens to the family, and guaranteed them that the administration would persist with the attempts of improving upon the citizenship procedure, so that the same becomes rather simpler for the country’s future citizens.
The minister also informed that Ottawa is busy working upon the mission of citizenship improvements. Alexander also disclosed that just 15% of the qualified permanent resident fails to become citizens and as much as 85% of them manage to do the same.
Swearing in of Fresh Citizens
Significantly, citizenship events were organized at over 220 places throughout the nation, and over 41,000 persons were offered citizenship.
Robust System
The observers in question add that in the backdrop of the increasing the figure of citizens by 100%, just inside one year, there is a good sign that the system of gaining citizenship is rather strong and just in the nation. The same also shows that the figure of the petition build-up has nose-dived. Consequently, more individuals could realize their dreams of obtaining citizenship, and catering to the object of landing on the Canadian soils leaving their own nations behind.
With a view to carry-on with this type of a robust structure, which sustains more number of permanent residents, as compared to several other nations from the globe, the Bill C-24 has been brought-in. It aims to cut-down the build-up even more. With the improvements, one may hope that the build-up in the current state-of-affairs would be decreased by not less than 80% in an additional two years.
Gaining citizenship is the dream and wish of almost every guest who arrives on the Canadian shores, maintain the observers. With a huge figure of them taking oath in 2014, at many ceremonies, a robust citizenship procedure is believed to be in existence.
Reportedly, Ottawa further wishes to reinforce the same via by working on it so that individuals could get their target earlier than they could even as the same is all courtesy the presence of a well-organized immigration arrangement in the nation.
