The Verdict: Not eligible
This route is closed to you: it needs a partner who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident to sponsor you. Look at the skilled migration quiz instead, and at citizenship by descent if you have a Canadian parent or grandparent.
Marrying a Canadian never makes anyone Canadian and does not shorten the wait for citizenship. What it does is let the Canadian partner sponsor you for permanent residence. Without that partner there is nothing to apply for.
Express Entry and the provincial nominee programs are the main alternatives. They select on work experience, education, language and age.
Citizenship by descent is worth checking first. Canada removed its generational limit in December 2025, and many people with a Canadian ancestor turn out to be citizens already.