JAJ

Germans can keep their citizenship if they get permission in advance before becoming Canadian ("Beibehaltungsgenehmigung"). But perhaps the more pertinent question is if someone's home and future is in Canada, why would hanging on to a foreign passport be more important than becoming a Canadian?

That is correct. Although some countries may have more extensive concessions. Canadians, as Commonwealth citizens, can vote (full voting rights) if legally resident in the UK. Ireland allows all residents to vote in local elections. And so on.

JAJ

Problems tend to arise when someone tries to use TN as a de-facto green card, which it definitively is not.

cornmatthew

Canadians can vote in UK elections if they are residents there. They don't even have to be permanent residents: a temporary visa will do. The same applies to other Commonwealth citizens.

Note that there is no common rule across the EU and national laws apply, so the situation will be different in other EU countries. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_o...igners_to_vote might be interesting, though I've no idea how accurate the information on that page is.

Getting back on topic, I do notice that Canada's major political parties all seem to accept PRs as members. That's one way to have a say in things even if you don't have a vote at elections.

Steve_

Well he was German, I don't think Canadians can vote in German local elections even if they're resident there (don't know to be honest, I doubt it).

Which is basically why it went nowhere.