Canada Express Entry is the best option to move and settle in Canada for skilled workers. Eligible candidates can apply to migrate to Canada under this program. The selected candidates from the Express Entry pool get Canada Permanent Residency Visa.

 

Every year about 170,000 people become new citizens of Canada.

 

To become Canadian citizens, adults must have lived in Canada for at least three years (1,095 days) in the past four years before applying. Children under the age of 18 do not need to meet this requirement.

 

You may be able to count time you spent in Canada before you became a permanent resident if that time falls within the four-year period.

 

You cannot become a citizen if you: have been convicted of an indictable (criminal) offence or an offence under the Citizenship Act in the three years before you applied;

re currently charged with an indictable offence or an offence under the Citizenship Act;

are in prison, on parole or on probation;

are under a removal order (have been ordered by Canadian officials to leave Canada);

are under investigation for, are charged with, or have been convicted of a war crime or a crime against humanity; or

you have had your Canadian citizenship taken away in the past five years.

 

If you are on probation or are charged with an offence and are awaiting trial, you should wait until after the probation has ended or the trial is over to apply for citizenship.

 

If you have spent time on probation, on parole or in prison in the last four years, you may not meet the residence requirement for citizenship.

 

Time in prison or on parole does not count as residence in Canada. Time on probation also does not count as residence in Canada if you were convicted of an offence. If you have spent time on probation from a conditional discharge, it may be counted toward residence.