After the PR via Express Entry which takes, say 1 year, you wait 3 years (recently changed by Harper[1]) before you can apply for Citizenship and then it will b

After the PR via Express Entry which takes, say 1 year, you wait 3 years (recently changed by Harper[1]) before you can apply for Citizenship and then it will be almost a year after that when you get the citizenship (27% get in 12 months, 54% in 18 months). So you are easily looking at ~5 years from application. Then you need to find someone who will file a TN visa for you. [1] http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/become-eligibility.asp http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/become-eligibility.... [edit: to reflect express entry does not require 1 year of working in Canada]