ICEF Monitor – Canadian government eases citizenship process for international students

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29 Feb 2016

Here are the highlights:

• The Canadian government has introduced legislation to reduce the period of physical residency required to apply for Canadian citizenship
• The new legislation will also restore a provision that allows international students to count time spent studying or working in Canada against that residency requirement
• The government has also committed to a review of the Canadian Experience Class programme, a key path to permanent residency for international students in Canada

“Read the full article on ICEF Monitor” – Source: http://monitor.icef.com/2016/02/canadian-government-eases-citizenship-process/