{"id":671,"date":"2017-10-21T03:01:07","date_gmt":"2017-10-21T03:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?p=671"},"modified":"2018-02-24T20:48:56","modified_gmt":"2018-02-25T03:48:56","slug":"canadian-citizenship-processing-time-becomes-shorter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/canadian-citizenship-processing-time-becomes-shorter\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Citizenship Processing Time Becomes Shorter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October 11, 2017<\/p>\n<p>by NigeriaNews.ca<\/p>\n<p>Amarjeet Sohi, Canadian Minister of Infrastructure and Communities comments on recent changes to Bill C-6 from October 11, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Reduction in wait time from 4 to 3 years for Canadian Permanent Residence status holders to become Canadian citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Citizenship Processing time also reduced from 2 to 1 year.<\/p>\n<p>Credit given to nanny, students and other temporary foreign workers in Canada towards becoming Canadian Permanent Residents.<\/p>\n<p>Click for video \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive-video-wrap clr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amarjeet Sohi Comments on Recent Changes to Bill C-6\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0SFu0kQC9Y4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Amarjeet Sohi Comments on Recent Changes to Bill C-6 to Becoming Canadian Citizen<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/aab8a0a44f0ad95a6e902012e\/images\/8aaca531-4783-402f-8552-d5079c6703cb.jpg\" alt=\"33a04ab0-6a55-47dd-8be7-8113157eb728.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 11, 2017 by NigeriaNews.ca Amarjeet Sohi, Canadian Minister of Infrastructure and Communities comments on recent changes to Bill C-6 from October 11, 2017. Reduction in wait time from 4 to 3 years for Canadian Permanent Residence status holders to become Canadian citizens. Citizenship Processing time also reduced from 2 to 1 year. 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