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Ont .,: Hussen and Barriers

ont .,: Something happened in the last number of years whereby the previous government had deliberately put obstacles, real barriers, to citizenship for permanent residents, Hussen said, according to CTV. Those barriers were unnecessary. Speaking in the highly diverse community of Brampton, Ont., just northwest of Toronto, Hussen said the changes undo barriers the former Conservative government put in place. They prolonged people's steps to join the Canadian family, they made it really hard. That is really important because it will mean that many permanent residents will be able to apply for citizenship earlier and it will mean their path to citizenship will be eased, Hussen said. Under the changes that take effect Oct. 11, which Hussen called long-awaited, would-be citizens will have to have been in Canada for three of the last five years before they apply. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.