375,000 PRs transitioned to Canadian citizens, India stands #1

Highlights: In 2022, 59,503 Indian PRs got transitioned to Canadian citizens

• Canada plans to welcome over 1.45 million new immigrants in the next three years.
• In 2022, 59,503 Indian PRs got transitioned to Canadian citizens.
• 374,554 PRs became Canadian citizens in 2022.
• India tops the list of countries with the most number of PRs transitioned to citizens.

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Canada will welcome over 1.45 million new immigrants in the next three years. This will happen across several immigration streams.

Top Source Countries in 2022

374,554 PRs became Canadian citizens in 2022. And India topped the list of birth countries of permanent residents who have been transitioned into citizens.

Countries	Number of PRs transitioned to citizens
India	59,503
Philippines	41,540
Syria	20,355
Pakistan	15,188
Iran	13,082
Nigeria	12,670
People’s Republic of China	10,722
United States of America	9,215
France	8,163
Iraq	7,692

India has been in the top spot

India has been the top source country of new Canadian citizens for the second year. In 2021, 20,866 Indian PRs became Canadian citizens.

Pathway from PR to Citizenship

After you get the PR of Canada, you can apply for Canadian citizenship after assessing your eligibility.

To get Canadian citizenship as a PR, one must:

• Be a Canadian PR holder
• File taxes
• Pass the citizenship test
• Possess Canadian language skills
• Meet the physical presence requirements of Canada

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