Canadian Citizenship Application & Time Count As A Refugee

[Harjap]

I am filling out an application for Canadian citizenship for my father. He was a refugee claimant in Canada. He got permanent resident status in Canada two years ago. He was on a refugee status for 4 years. He is telling me that he will get half the time he lived in Canada as a refugee. Is it true?

[Rajpal (Admin)]

Half the time can be counted from the day your father was accepted as a Convention refugee after the hearing at Refugee Protection Division (RPD) of Immigration & Refugee Board (IRB), not from the day he claimed a refugee status in Canada, until he got permanent residence status. Further, maximum 365 days may be added upon applying for Canadian citizenship. An applicant needs to prove 3 years (1095 days) physical residence in Canada out of past 5 years (1860 days).