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As a natural born Canadian, I'd give you full citizenship right now if I could, only based on the fact you called "Canadian Tire" "Crappy Tire"! Well done sir!

As a natural born Canadian, I'd give you full citizenship right now if I could, only based on the fact you called "Canadian Tire" "Crappy Tire"! Well done sir! You ARE a Canadian!

grecy 6y ago
Thanks! I've been here 15 years, and "Crappy Tire" might be one of the first things I picked up! ... still not a citizen though. That's a LONG process!
- p90puma 6y ago
  ANECDOTE: I came to Canada at 3 years old with first generation parent immigrants in the early 90's and we all had citizenship within ~3 years (I was 6 at the time). Things are most likely different now.
  - grecy 6y ago
    Thanks to McDonald's (and others) breaking all the rules and abusing immigrants, the current situation is you have to be physically inside Canada for 5 years out of 7 before you can even apply for citizenship. And that's just to apply. The process can easily take a year or two longer. Also every day I spend outside Canada (holiday, visiting family, whatever) pushes that back. It's a LONG process.
    - FpUser 6y ago
      Wrong info. Here are the actual rules from the Government site: To be eligible to become a Canadian citizen, you must: be a permanent resident have lived in Canada for 3 out of the last 5 years have filed your taxes, if you need to pass a citizenship test prove your language skills Other requirements may apply. I got my citizenship ages ago but I think the rules were about the same.
      - grecy 6y ago
        ....that, is extremely interesting. My application in mid 2015 was denied because they received it the day after the rules changed from what you posted to what I posted. It must have changed back in the mean time, and I've never looked into it again. Thanks very much!
        FpUser 6y ago
        Yeah, that was Mr Mike at his best. When they can't do something productive they get "tough" on immigration/crime/lap dancing/whatever other subject tickles their cockles. After him they must've changed the rules back.
        grecy 6y ago
        Thanks again! And because you said "ages ago" I suspect you and I have the same original passport.
wheresvic4 6y ago
Hear hear - they get my vote for citizenship as well.

As a natural born Canadian, I'd give you full citizenship right now if I could, only based on the fact you called "Canadian Tire" "Crappy Tire"! Well done sir! You ARE a Canadian!

grecy 6y ago

Thanks! I've been here 15 years, and "Crappy Tire" might be one of the first things I picked up! ... still not a citizen though. That's a LONG process!

p90puma 6y ago
ANECDOTE: I came to Canada at 3 years old with first generation parent immigrants in the early 90's and we all had citizenship within ~3 years (I was 6 at the time). Things are most likely different now.
- grecy 6y ago
  Thanks to McDonald's (and others) breaking all the rules and abusing immigrants, the current situation is you have to be physically inside Canada for 5 years out of 7 before you can even apply for citizenship. And that's just to apply. The process can easily take a year or two longer. Also every day I spend outside Canada (holiday, visiting family, whatever) pushes that back. It's a LONG process.
  - FpUser 6y ago
    Wrong info. Here are the actual rules from the Government site: To be eligible to become a Canadian citizen, you must: be a permanent resident have lived in Canada for 3 out of the last 5 years have filed your taxes, if you need to pass a citizenship test prove your language skills Other requirements may apply. I got my citizenship ages ago but I think the rules were about the same.
    - grecy 6y ago
      ....that, is extremely interesting. My application in mid 2015 was denied because they received it the day after the rules changed from what you posted to what I posted. It must have changed back in the mean time, and I've never looked into it again. Thanks very much!
      - FpUser 6y ago
        Yeah, that was Mr Mike at his best. When they can't do something productive they get "tough" on immigration/crime/lap dancing/whatever other subject tickles their cockles. After him they must've changed the rules back.
        grecy 6y ago
        Thanks again! And because you said "ages ago" I suspect you and I have the same original passport.

wheresvic4 6y ago

Hear hear - they get my vote for citizenship as well.