View Poll Results: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
Access to Canadian consular services when abroad.
0
0%
Ability to work in certain restricted civil service/military occupations.
2
2.17%
Able to work in Mexico/US under the provisions of NAFTA.
4
4.35%
Eligible for certain awards/recognition (e.g. Order of Canada).
0
0%
Feeling of belonging.
15
16.30%
Right of abode in Canada/not to be deported.
35
38.04%
Right to serve on a jury.
0
0%
Right to vote.
13
14.13%
Simpler to obtain Canadian passport than renew foreign one.
5
5.43%
No I-94/US-VISIT when visiting the US.
13
14.13%
I want to be a politician.
5
5.43%
Voters: 92. You may not vote on this poll
What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
Jun 7th 2011, 5:25 pm
#1
Grumpy Know-it-all
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Location: Calgary, Alberta
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What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
No doubt I've forgotten some reason.
Jun 7th 2011, 5:26 pm
#2
slanderer of the innocent
Joined: Dec 2008
Location: Vancouver, BC
Posts: 6,695
Re: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
So i can go shopping in Bellingham without getting fingerprinted.
Jun 7th 2011, 5:26 pm
#3
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 15,883
Re: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
To get the job I wanted.
Jun 7th 2011, 5:28 pm
#4
Slightly Canadian
Joined: Jul 2005
Location: St. John's, Newfoundland
Posts: 10,129
Re: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
Because I think it useful to have the same citizenship as your child.
Jun 7th 2011, 5:29 pm
#5
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Joined: Sep 2003
Location: Upstate South Carolina
Posts: 30,768
Re: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
Access to US jobs (NAFTA),
Ease of passport renewal,
No need to renew PR card if a citizen.
Ease of passport renewal,
No need to renew PR card if a citizen.
Jun 7th 2011, 5:30 pm
#6
Assimilated Pauper
Joined: Mar 2005
Location: Ontario
Posts: 40,018
Re: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
It simplified the process of crossing the US border.
Jun 7th 2011, 5:33 pm
#7
Grumpy Know-it-all
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Location: Calgary, Alberta
Posts: 8,928
Re: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
Jesus, did it pop up before I finished the poll? Yikes.
Jun 7th 2011, 5:38 pm
#8
Grumpy Know-it-all
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Jun 7th 2011, 5:43 pm
#10
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Aug 2005
Location: South of Calgary
Posts: 13,375
Re: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
They may have more than you and, I accept, you may feel left outIt's the ability to come and go as I please. I can't see that any of the others are that beneficial, particularly as it would appear that the US will soon treat Canadians in the same way they treat the rest of the West.
Jun 7th 2011, 5:45 pm
#11
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 14,227
Re: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
I'm going to get it. I put 'right of abode', but that doesn't quite cover it. Expediency is more accurate.
Jun 7th 2011, 5:47 pm
#12
Binned by Muderators
Joined: Jul 2007
Location: White Rock BC
Posts: 11,682
Re: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
Because I live here.
Jun 7th 2011, 6:06 pm
#13
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Re: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
Because Canada is now my 'home'....why would anyone want to live here and not become a Canadian citizen?
Perhaps I am just old fashioned....
Perhaps I am just old fashioned....
Jun 7th 2011, 6:13 pm
#14
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 14,227
Re: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
For me:
citizenship = passport = freedom to come and go as I please without restrictions.
And that is all it is.
citizenship = passport = freedom to come and go as I please without restrictions.
And that is all it is.
Jun 7th 2011, 6:38 pm
#15
slanderer of the innocent
Joined: Dec 2008
Location: Vancouver, BC
Posts: 6,695
Re: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
Also I want to vote. Voting, and easy shopping. THose are my reasons.