Re: Canadian citizenship questions
This is what my confusion was basically about: the time I spent in the US was fine for maintaining PR status, but can’t be used for citizenship.
Thank you for all the replies, you’ve all confirmed what I read myself as well. I’ve been keeping track of my days outside of Canada and now I suppose it’s just a matter of being patient. 
I want to clarify the belongings question and see if that changes the responses: Basically, I want my relatives to bring household items (carpets, for example) that I declared when I first entered as a permanent resident. So according to the responses I’ve gotten here, they should be able to bring them in without a problem, they just need to declare the items as gifts and pay a fees for the extra weight they will bring with them. Correct? Or should they make it clear that these items belong to me and they are basically playing the role of a shipper for me (and making certain the items get here undamaged)?