IRCC may automatize residence period calculation for PR status renewals and citizenship applications
Immigration applicants applying for Canadian citizenship and replacement of permanent residency cards may no longer need to fill in the period of residence in Canada. According to the latest update, the Canadian government will now be able to obtain immigration information for all foreigners within five years. This means that when permanent residents apply for citizenship after five years or extend their permanent residency status, they will no longer need to fill out the period of stay in Canada. In 2018, the Canadian government passed Bill C-21 and revised the Customs Act, allowing the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) to start collecting entry and exit border information of travellers. CBSA has begun documenting travellers coming into and leaving Canada by ground since June 2019. The same applied to travellers coming and departing from Canada through air travel in June 2020. For the longest time, the CBSA only collected data on travellers entering the country. But now Bill C-21 requires the CBSA to collect information on travellers entering and exiting Canada.
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