Canadian Football League and Citizenship Immigration Canada

Citizenship Immigration Canada: He also won two Grey Cups, according to CBC. Redblacks quarterback Henry Burris had a difficult first season in Ottawa, as the team only won two of its 18 games. Soon to be 40, Burris is entering his 16th year in the Canadian Football League that seen him play across Canada from Calgary to Saskatchewan to Hamilton and now Ottawa. Burris,born in Spiro, Okla., says he has lived in Canada with his wife Nicole for about a decade, and his two sons were born in the country. He still needs to obtain permanent residency status before he has any chance at Canadian citizenship. "The CFL, being a player, it isn't deemed as a full-time job," Burris said. "But if you look at the hours I'm putting in. The CFL only plays six months a year — June to November — so Citizenship and Immigration Canada only grants Burris a temporary work permit for each contract he signs. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.