Percentage of permanent residents becoming citizens falling in Canada, data shows
The group’s CEO, Daniel Bernhard, calls the drop alarming and says it should serve as a “wake up call” to improving the experience newcomers have in Canada.
In 2021, nearly 45.7 per cent of permanent residents who’d been in Canada for less than 10 years became citizens.Story continues below advertisementThe StatCan data did not identify reasons for the drop, but Bernhard suggests Canada’s cost of living and job prospects are likely factors.
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