Citizenship Applications

Canadian Citizens Dept: A rise in citizenship applications and a process some say has become too complicated have created a growing backlog of permanent residents awaiting word on whether they can become Canadian citizens. Watch, according to CBC. Close to 350,000 permanent residents are on the waiting list to become citizens, according to the latest Citizenship and Immigration Canada numbers from September 2012. By comparison, the waiting list was 189,886 in 2007 and Do you have a story we should know about? Contact us at ottawainvestigates@ .ca Kate Porter brings you the full story on TV starting at 5 p.m. ET. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.