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A Permanent Resident is an individual who has received the status of Permanent Resident through immigration to Canada. However, the person is not a citizen of Canada but a citizen of another nation.
You are not a Permanent Resident if you are in Canada provisionally like an overseas worker or student. Refugees that resettle from abroad acquire PR status through either of the following two modes:
An individual who submits a claim as Refugee in Canada does not acquire the PR status at that time. The claim has to be first approved by the Immigration and Refugee Board. Later they must obtain the PR status by submitting the application.
The PR Card offered to you demonstrates that you have the status of Permanent Resident in Canada. You must show your Passport and PR Card when you travel overseas from Canada and return. This is through a commercial vehicle such as Bus, Train, Boat, or Airplane.
You must apply for a PR travel document before reentering Canada through a commercial vehicle. This is if you are overseas with the PR status but do not possess a valid PR card or have not carried it with you.
You have to make payment of taxes and abide by all laws in Canada at the Municipal, Provincial, and Federal levels.
The majority of the Canada PR Cards have a validity of 5 years. However, some can also have a validity of just 1 year. The date of expiry of the Card will be printed on it.
You cannot use your PR card as a travel document after it expires. You must file a renewal application if the Card is due to expire within 6 months. You have to be staying in Canada. If you are re-arriving in Canada through a commercial vehicle and have a PR card that has expired, you must get the PRTD.
For maintaining your status as PR, you must have resided in Canada for a minimum of 730 days in the past 5 years. These days need not have to be continuous. A part of your time stayed overseas can also be counted towards the calculation of 730 days.
You can use a travel journal for tracking your time spent in Canada. Other ways for calculating your stay in Canada include asking the Border Officer of Canada when you arrive in Canada.
You should hold and display the legitimate PR card or PRTD being a Permanent Resident of Canada. This is while boarding an Airplane to Canada or arriving in Canada through any other commercial vehicle. If you do not have either the PRTD or the PR Card, you may not be allowed to board your Boat, Bus, Train, or Flight.
You do not lose your status as PR in Canada upon the expiry of the PR Card. The status is lost only if you undergo a formal process.
You can forfeit your PR status through any of the following ways:
If in case you do not fulfill the obligations for residency, still you remain a Permanent Resident till a formal verdict for your status is announced.
Your Canada PR Status cannot be given up automatically. At times, it is possible that you do not wish to continue with your PR status. You can then apply for renouncing your PR status voluntarily.
For instance, if you:
OR
It may not be possible for you to arrive in Canada till your PR status is resolved. This is either by obtaining the PRTD or forsaking your PR status voluntarily.
You will require an authentic PR card for returning by Boat, Bus, Train, or Plane to Canada. If you do not possess a genuine PR card or it is due for expiry:
As a PR status holder, you must possess a genuine PRTD or PR Card for arriving in Canada. This is by Boat, Bus, Train, or Plane lacking which you will not be able to board the vehicle.
When you display your PR card, it must be valid. You must apply for a new card if it has expired. Even if your card expires, you remain a Permanent Resident.
Usually, the time taken for processing PR Card is 45 days for fresh Permanent Residents. This is after IRCC has received the complete application from you after fulfilling the requirements for residency. This includes obtaining the cut-off score for Canada PR Visa calculated through the CRS Calculator.
Renewal applications for PR cards normally are processed in 104 days.
Nevertheless, it has been observed in many cases that the processing of PR Card takes many months.
IRCC will send the PR card by mail after your arrival in Canada if you are a fresh permanent resident. In this case, you need not apply for a PR Card.
Even if you are a PR Cardholder who has submitted a renewal application, you will also get the fresh Card mostly by mail.
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