JamesM

To name a province Jingsamichty does not sound unreasonable to me

el_richo

That's his interweb name. His real name is Keith.

Steve_P

Alexander Keith?

Alan2005

I've started to really like their IPA. It's not a bad tipple at all.

Jingsamichty

No, my name is not Keith. I have made my own medal, and changed my name to Mr. N. W. Territ O' Ries.

BristolUK

I nominate Quebec.

Or do I have to be a Citizen to do that?

cheeky_monkey

see now thats a decent answer in my book.

Simon Legree

There's also a new brew called Tartan. Try it. You might like it. If you can find it that is.

B91212

3 reasons why I will apply for Citizenship early next year when eligible.

1 - No need to go through the hassle of renewing PR.
2 - Ease of travel into the US (for now) and having the duel passport thing others have mentioned.
3 - Chance to vote and keep those nasty NDP's out of Alberta.*

As you can see my reasons are purely selfish. Agree with earlier poster, I will always be British (although I'm not particularly patriotic, it's just where I was born) and the Canadian bit will just be a piece of paper for my own personal gain.

*I'm actually unsure of where I stand on Canadian politics, both provisional and federal but I would like to have my say, even if my vote in Alberta probably won't mean much to the "blue" norm here.

B91212

Me too, although I would never admit it to a Canadian

Steve_

There is a list of professional occupations under NAFTA, you can apply to enter the US or Mexico in one of those occupations. Essentially you need a job offer letter from the employer in that country specifying that you intend to work in one of those occupations and you can enter that country to work, so no visa or sponsorship, etc.

For Canadians entering the US, the immigration category is TN-1, valid for a maximum of three years, can be re-granted indefinitely, provided you maintain non-immigrant intent.

Steve_

There are lots of good reasons to do it obviously, but I have to say my own personal reason is the right of abode - I was struck by the story of a "vietnamese" gangster who was deported to Vietnam. Basically he had immigrated with his mother at the age of three, she hadn't bothered/couldn't afford to apply for citizenship and after he was convicted of various serious offences he was deported to Vietnam.

Now I'm not saying he should have been roaming the streets, but personally I thought that was a cop-out because he'd lived in Canada since he was a child and deporting him seemed like a public relations exercise to me.

There was also a scandal in Ontario where some crappy doctor was saying parents had killed their children when they died of SIDS, they were able to arm twist immigrants into pleading guilty to lesser charges to prevent deportation and it turned out later this doctor had no clue what he was on about.

I can't help thinking if I ran someone over or whatever and was convicted of manslaughter I'd end up getting deported.

Keith

The longer you stay here the more Canadian you will feel, unless you make a deliberate effort to maintain return visits.

Iv'e been a Canadian Citizen and resident for 48 years and my connection to the UK is almost non-existent. I have returned for visits 3 times in that whole period. We came over as a family and enjoyed my yearly vacations here in the US/Canada. It's all about independence.

Oink

Wouldn't New Brunswick get upset?

Oink

If trying to transcend the hierarchy of ones original social class is not important to you, this one's the bollocks. They got it down the liquor shop in proper sized cans for $2.40.