Under the new law, immigrants will now have to accumulate 1,095 days, or three years, within a five-year period before being eligible for citizenship, instead of the 1,460 days required within six years under the previous act. This provision had been brought in by the previous Conservative government in June 2014.

The new law will also allow permanent residents who had spent time in Canada on temporary status, such as on a work or study permit, to count up to 365 days of this temporary status towards the residency requirement.

The new law will also remove the ‘intent to reside’ provision, which previously required new citizens to state that they intended to reside in Canada;
Eliminate the government’s ability to revoke citizenship from naturalized citizens who hold dual citizenship on national security grounds;
Permit children under the age of 18 to apply for citizenship without the support or consent of their parents;
Give individuals who lost their citizenship on the grounds that it was obtained fraudulently the right to appeal that decision in Federal Court.