Just to make sure we're all on the same page for applying for Canadian Citizenship

 

To apply for Canadian citizenship as an adult, you must:

• Be a permanent resident;
• be 18 years of age or older;
• have lived in Canada for at least 1,095 days in the four years before the date you sign your application (time spent residing in Canada prior to acquiring permanent residence counts as a half day of residence — see residence calculator);
• have an adequate knowledge of either English or French (see What is meant by “adequate knowledge of English or French”?);
• have an adequate knowledge of Canada and the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship;
• not be under a removal order (in other words, the Government of Canada has not ordered you to leave the country);
• not be a security risk;
• not be criminally prohibited; and
• attend a ceremony and take the oath of citizenship

The table below shows the processing time from receipt of application to final decision for 80% of cases processed between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013:

Routine citizenship applications

Non-routine citizenship applications

24 months

36 months

Question: If a player has lived in Canada and played in Canada full time as an import. Say he decides to become a Canadian citizen, would his status change to a Non-import or I guess now it's called a National player?

No because, again, its "at the time you sign your first contract"...

This is what I was forwarded prior to the players voting to ratify the CBA.

 

 

US citizen establishes residence in Canada for min 3 yrs before playing in CFL could be classified as Canadian

 

Take it for what it's worth and I'll wait to see the final version as it reads in the actual CBA. 

Never underestimate the CFL's capacity to make things even more complicated.