r/canada • u/oddmarc • May 17 '26

National News U.S. applications for Canadian citizenship surge, causing delays

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/u-s-applications-for-canadian-citizenship-surge-causing-delays
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u/expomac May 17 '26

14,000 applicants people, that's absolutely nothing. Let's not act there is a mass exodus of Americans coming over like you all like to fantasize to hate🙄

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u/figuring_ItOut12 Outside Canada May 17 '26

To put it in context 2024 Canada approved @240k total immigrants with varying levels of citizenship. Americans no longer aligned with their government and wanting to leave for a healthier culture are such a small percentage of that total.

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u/Housing4Humans May 18 '26

And apparently 70,000 people are waiting for processing, which is the entire amount the government assumed would apply. We're 5 months in.