Canadian Citizens and Citizenship and Immigration Canada

Citizenship and Immigration Canada: This month, 1,164 Calgarians, who immigrated to Canada from more than 100 countries, were officially recognized as Canadian citizens. The number is a drastic increase from April 2013 when 284 new citizens were recognized in Calgary, according to CTV. "The impressive number of individuals participating in these ceremonies and taking on the full responsibility of Canadian citizenship demonstrates that our governments efforts to improve the citizenship program and decrease wait times are working, said Chris Alexander, Canadas Citizenship and Immigration Minister and Nearly 1,200 residents of Calgary and the surrounding communities, with ties to countries around the globe, are among the newest citizens of Canada following a busy April for local swearing-in ceremonies. Citizenship and Immigration Canada views the increase as a sign the citizenship program is becoming more efficient and will continue to improve if the governments proposed changes to Bill C-24 receive the green light. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.