New citizenship rules wrongly devalue standing of Canadians abroad
AbstractThe new act will lead to lower citizenship accession rates, which will result in reduced economic benefits for resident Canadians. Extensive research has shown that there is a citizenship premium of higher earnings and greater tax payments that come from naturalized Canadians who have invested in themselves while waiting to become citizens. The new more stringent rules will reduce the incentive for new immigrants to make that kind of investment and - by denying the vote…