Quote Originally Posted by Ken Jensen View Post

Hi Roger,

I appreciate that you are not involved in Junior Chess or you would be aware that the purpose of the CYCC is to select representatives to the WYCC.

Refer to the CFC Handbook, Section 10 Invitational Youth Championships
Article 1001 Frequency

"A Tournament shall normally be held each year to determine Canadian representatives to the World 18 Championship, World 16 Championship, World 14 Championship, World 12 Championship, World 10 Championship. Each of these tournament is hereinafter referred to as the "Youth Tournament".

...and that should be the end of that.
Until the CFC rules change, and the Fide rules change this is a dead horse. Can we please quit trying to make it run.
According with the citizenship/ residency laws in this country any "permanent resident" (former "landed immigrant" designation) has almost the same number of rights as any citizen. Existing restrictions (minimum 12 months in the country) to be able to participate @ YCC and further CYCC are wrong and have been like that all along. The argument was against cases when strong "foreign" juniors would enter and play @ CYCC with the only purpose to reach WYCC and then move on to different pastures. A permanent resident goes thru a lengthy process to obtain such status and it is highly unlikely it won't settle in Canada forever. It is helpful to make a distinction between "foreign" and "permanent resident"!