Citizenship: Canadian Citizenship

Canadian citizenship: The changes are aimed at strengthening the value of Canadian citizenship and improving the efficiency of the process required to attain it, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander told a news conference on Thursday, according to The Chronicle Herald. He added that Canadians understand that citizenship should not be simply a passport of convenience and The Conservative government has proposed sweeping changes to the Citizenship Act that include beefing up eligibility requirements for immigrants who want to become Canadians and stripping citizenship from terrorists and those who take up arms against Canada. Canadians take as much or more pride in their citizenship than any other group of citizens around the world, he said. The rate of application is likely to go up in spite of the fact that we re taking certain measures to reinforce the value of citizenship. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.