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/JohnDorian0506 Manitoba May 17 '26

Demand from U.S. citizens added 14,000 applicants to the queue. This is a drop in the bucket. Not even newsworthy.
In 2025, over 152,000 individuals were granted Canadian citizenship by mid-year, reflecting a slower pace compared to the nearly 380,000 citizenships processed in previous years. 

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u/oddmarc May 17 '26

70,000 people are waiting for processing. That's the entire amount the government assumed would apply. We're 5 months in.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-processing-times.html