Canadian citizen

[Summertime]

What would I have to do if I wanted to become a citizen of Canada?
(note: I am an american right now)

[Fred]

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizen/citserve-e.html

If you are an adult, you must:

be 18 years of age or more
be a permanent resident of Canada
have lived in Canada for at least three of the four years before applying
be able to communicate in English or French
demonstrate knowledge about Canada and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship
A child must:
be a permanent resident of Canada (three year residency requirement not necessary)
You cannot become a Canadian citizen if:
you are under a deportation order
you have been charged with or convicted of an indictable criminal offence in the past few years
you are or have recently been in prison or on probation
you are under investigation for war crimes
your citizenship has been revoked.
Every applicant must complete an application form (parents can complete the form for their children). Every adult between the ages of 18 and 59 must pass a citizenship test, to demonstrate knowledge of English or French and about Canada.
Adults and children over the age of 14 must take the Oath of Citizenship.

[Northern_Piper]

Before becoming eligible for citizenship, you have to emigrate to Canada and have status as a permanent resident. Here’s info onimmigrating.

[lno]

Which then begs the question of how do you become a permanent resident of Canada?

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/index.html lists six ways to immigrate. Depending on your situation, the easiest way may be as a Skilled Worker or as Family.

If you’re just a random person who thinks it’d be fun to go live in Canada, it may be harder than you think. If you don’t have relatives in Canada, you may want to take the Skilled Worker assessment to find out if you’re eligible to immigrate.

(For what it’s worth, as someone 21-49, with a four year degree and four or more years of work experience, with native fluency in English (read, write, speak, listen) but no work or education experience in Canada, I do not qualify as a skilled worker and would be rejected. If I had a Canadian spouse, fluency in French, or a job waiting for me, then I might qualify.)