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https://scmp.com/news/world/article/1422830/canadas-immigration-reforms-clamp-down-passports-convenience World
Canada’s immigration reforms clamp down on ‘passports of convenience’
Immigration minister unveils a radical redrawing of the Citizenship Act demanding greater commitments from would-be applicants
Canada's Immigration Minister Chris Alexander. Photo: Reuters
The government in Ottawa has unveiled sweeping reforms demanding that immigrants spend more time in Canada as permanent residents, file income tax returns and sign an undertaking to continue living in the country if they want to become citizens.
The radical redrawing of the Citizenship Act, announced on Thursday, would lengthen the period of residency required of applicants from three years to four. Language proficiency requirements would be extended to children as young as 14 and adults as old as 64.