Canada is a country that beckons everyone with a host of benefits and the advantage of living in a first world country. There has been a drastic upswing in the number of Indian origin immigrants who have been granted Canadian citizenship in the current year. The number of Indian immigrants has increased nearly double the amount when compared to the previous year according to CANADA IMMIGRATION PROCESS.

According to reports, for the 10-month observed period which ended on October 2018, more than 15,000 Indians were granted citizenship to Canada, when compared to the same period last year, which saw slightly more than 9000 immigrants from India taking the oath of citizenship.

With the latest count, India is now the second highest source of citizens in Canada, coming marginally behind Philippines. Over all the period saw a total of 1.40 lakh Canada PR visa holders taking up citizenship this year, with Indians counting for 10 percent of the share. According to preliminary reports released by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, more than one lakh people have applied for and obtained Canadian citizenship by the month of October in the current year, which was an increase of 40 percent when compared to the figures for the previous year.

The year 2017 saw a record number of Indian origin immigrants, more than 50,000 to be precise, apply for an obtain permanent resident status in the country. Indians led the onslaught of immigrants to Canadian shores, coming ahead of both Philippines, which accounted for roughly 40,000 citizens and China which accounted for 30,000. The numbers are expected to increase further as Canada puts into action its plans for increasing immigration numbers over the next five years.

Rules for Canadian Citizenship

According to the rules laid down by Canada immigration authority a person should have lived in the country as a permanent resident for at least three out of five years to be eligible to apply for citizenship. Permanent residents enjoy many benefits such as the right to live and work anywhere in the country, social security benefits, as well as protection under Canadian laws, but one needs to be a citizen to get the right to vote and run for political office. Another advantage of obtaining a Canadian passport is that it enables one to apply for a trade national visa, which allows one to enter and work in the USA. So, one would have the option of working in both countries.

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