After immigrating to Canada, many friends think that holding a PR card is enough to keep their permanent resident status in Canada, and they feel that there is no need to apply for citizenship. In fact, whether naturalization is more advantageous depends entirely on your personal situation and thoughts. However, in general, there are five main advantages to becoming a Canadian citizen:

1. No need to apply for renewal repeatedly

It is believed that most people who have obtained permanent resident status and are still in the immigration application process know that the PR card in your hand needs to be renewed every five years (except in special cases). If you want to keep your permanent resident status and get a new PR card, then you must live for at least two years out of five years, which is 730 days. If you have lived in Canada for three years or 1095 days in the past five years, then you can apply for citizenship! Once you become a Canadian citizen, you no longer need to apply for renewal every five years because your citizenship card is valid for life.

2. More job opportunities

Some jobs are not open to permanent residents, but only Canadian citizens can apply, such as some government jobs and jobs that require a strict personal background history. Of course, most ordinary jobs are not only open to Canadian permanent residents, but also to foreigners, although usually employers need to prioritize citizens and permanent residents of their home country before applying to hire foreign workers.

3. Identity is more secure

As a permanent resident, your permanent resident status may be revoked if you have violated the law or been found to have falsified or simply failed to complete residency requirements. You will be deported and restricted from entering the country, no matter how long you have lived in Canada.If you have become a Canadian citizen, you may be revoked your citizenship only in very special and serious circumstances, such as your citizenship application is found to be seriously falsified, forged or deliberately concealed key information, etc. Of course, it may also be because you pose a security threat or hidden danger to Canada.

4. Elections and the right to be elected

Canadian citizens enjoy all the rights to vote and stand for election, and can participate in elections and put forward important issues and suggestions to the government on behalf of their constituencies. As a permanent resident, you do not have these rights.

5. Canadian Passport

Once you become a Canadian citizen, you can have a Canadian passport! The biggest advantage is that many countries in the world will allow you to enter visa-free. At the same time, Canada recognizes dual citizenship. If your country of origin also recognizes dual citizenship, you can have two passports from different countries. And if your country of origin does not allow dual citizenship, then you need to carefully weigh the pros and cons before making a choice!

In fact, according to statistics from the Department of Immigration, about 86% of permanent residents will eventually apply for naturalization to become Canadian citizens, making Canada the country with the highest naturalization rate among all Western immigrant countries.

Of course, whether to naturalize or retain permanent resident status depends on your own circumstances. At the same time, the editor believes that the citizenship of which country to join is a personal matter, and is often just a need for living or earning a living. Many Canadians have both Canada and the United States, or Canada and the United Kingdom. The situation is only a consideration of purely personal living arrangements.