Question 3 Under today's immigration law, once established in Canada, each new arrival is called a "landed immigrant" and has all the rights of born Canadians, excluding political rights such as the right to vote. True. Each landed immigrant immediately has all the rights of born Canadians except political rights. Landed immigrants must apply for and be granted citizenship before they have the same political rights as Canadian-born citizens, such as the right to vote. Next Top of Page