A Permanent Resident in Canada is someone who is not a Canadian citizen and who has been granted permission to live and work in Canada without any time limit on his or her stay. A permanent resident must live in Canada for two years of every five years or risk losing that status. Time spent outside of Canada accompanying a Canadian citizen spouse is counted as time in Canada. [1] Canadian citizenship is obtained by birth in Canada (other than as a child of a foreign diplomat), by birth abroad, when at least one parent is a Canadian citizen, or can be granted to a permanent resident who lives in Canada for three out of four years before applying for...

A Permanent Resident holds many of the same rights and responsibilities as a Canadian citizen, the biggest exceptions being that permanent residents cannot vote in Canadian elections, run for elected office, hold Canadian passports, or work in certain government jobs. Suffrage is the civil right to vote, or the exercise of that right. ... The Parliament of Canada (French: Parlement du Canada) has two chambers. ...

Permanent residents may apply for Canadian citizenship after three years in Canada, however this is not a mandatory requirement. [2]

Permanent Resident Card

In 2002, the Department of Citizenship and Immigration started issuing the Permanent Resident Card (originally billed as the Maple Leaf Card) to all new Canadian permanent residents. All existing permanent residents were given the option of applying for a Permanent Resident Card at a cost of $50, though possessing a card is not mandatory except in the case of international travel. [3] For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The Permanent Resident Card (PR Card) was introduced on 28 June 2002 upon the implementation of Canadas Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. ...

With effect from December 31, 2003, every permanent resident must be able to present their Permanent Resident Card upon boarding a commercial carrier (aircraft, train or bus) in order to travel to Canada. It is a plastified wallet-sized proof of status meant to facilitate entry back to Canada. It incorporates several state-of-the-art security features. December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As the Permanent Resident Card may only be issued in Canada, a single-use Travel Document is available from Canadian visa offices outside Canada for those permanent residents wishing to return to Canada who do not possess a Permanent Resident Card.

The Permanent Resident Card expires every five years, and then may be renewed by making application and proving that the applicant has resided in Canada for the requisite time period.

Landed Immigrant

Landed Immigrant is a formerly official classification for a person who has been admitted to Canada as a non-citizen permanent resident. The current official classification for such a person is simply permanent resident. Nevertheless, the term "Landed Immigrant" was in use for so long, that it has become part of Canadian vocabulary, and even still appears on some government related forms and publications. Classification may refer to: Taxonomic classification See also class (philosophy) Statistical classification Security classification Hint: Language use may refer to a taxonomic classification that is used for statistical purposes also as a statistical classification (like International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems). ... Citizenship in Canada can be obtained by a permanent resident who lives in Canada for three out of four years before applying for citizenship and be able to speak fluently in either English or French. ...

To become a landed immigrant, one should legally enter Canada, or land, from one of the designated ports of entry. While this is the obvious thing to do for an immigrant coming to Canada from outside, those already living in Canada might not know what to do. If one is living in Canada as a temporary resident (e.g. on a study or work permit) and receives a permanent residency visa, s/he should exit Canada and re-enter via one of the ports of entry to officially land and achieve the landed immigrant status. One possible way of doing this is to exit through the Canada/USA border, attempt to enter USA legally (either legally enter or receive a deportation letter), and then re-enter Canada through customs. The Canadian customs may require the deportation letter or an evidence that the immigrant is coming from outside Canada.

See also

• Citizenship and Immigration Canada
• Immigration to Canada

The Department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for issues dealing with immigration and citizenship. ... Immigration to Canada is the process by which people migrate to Canada and become nationals of the country. ...

External links

• Canada Immigration Tracker: An immigration tracker that lets users share and discuss the details of their immigration applications, reducing guesswork and making it easier to estimate processing times.