What You Need To Know About Canadian Permanent Residence?

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CANADIAN PERMANENT
RESIDENCE
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INTRODUCTION

• Permanent residents (PRs) of Canada have been
  granted permanent residence status through the
  process of immigrating to Canada to people who
  are not citizens of Canada!
• The people with PR are still entitled to many of
  the same benefits as Canadian citizens,
  including, for example, the ability to work in
  Canada and health care coverage

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• People who travel to Canada temporarily, like
  students and foreign workers, are not permanent
  residents
• And they arent entitled to the same benefits as
  that of Canadians

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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

• Canadian Permanent Residence Status offers many
  benefits
• First, it gives you the right to live, work or
  study anywhere in Canada
• Also grants you access to the same social
  benefits as Canadian citizens,means that you are
  protected under Canadian law
• You can also apply for Canadian citizenship
• Along with all of these benefits, you must pay
  taxes and follow Canadian laws at all levels

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Am I Eligible to Apply for Canadian Permanent
Residence Status?

• There are many different circumstances under
  which people may be eligible to apply for
  Canadian Permanent Residence Status
• According to the Canadian government, these are
  broadly categorized under Economic classes and
  Non-Economic classes

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• For those in the economic classes, applications
  are processed on the grounds of the applicants
  ability to become economically established in the
  country
• In case of people under the non-economic
  classes,applications are processed based on
  family reunification, social and humanitarian
  reasons

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• Economic classes include federal skilled workers,
  entrepreneurs, investors, start-up business
  class, caring for children or those with high
  medical needs, live-in caregivers, and Atlantic
  Immigration Pilot programs

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• A successful refugee claim does not automatically
  confirm permanent residence status, the applicant
  is still subject to security and police clearance
• In these cases, a Toronto refugee lawyer (or a
  lawyer in the city where you are located) is
  often a great resource for understanding your
  personal case, especially if your application is
  rejected

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WHO BELONGS TO ECONOMIC CLASS?

• Federal skilled workers
• Entrepreneurs Investors
• Start-up business class
• Caring for children or those with high medical
  needs
• Live-in caregivers
• Atlantic Immigration Pilot programs

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WHO BELONGS TO NON-ECONOMIC CLASS?

• Adoptions
• Spouse/common-law partner class
• Humanitarian/compassionate consideration
• Protected persons or people with temporary
  residence visa

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CONCLUSION

• To become a permanent resident, your claim has to
  be approved by the Immigration Board
• When you plan to apply for Canadian citizenship,
  please note that time spent outside of Canada
  cannot be counted towards the citizenship
  residency requirements
• And you must spend at least 3 of the last 5 years
  (1,095 days) in Canada as a legal resident of
  Canada

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REFERENCE

• https//www.maxberger.ca/blog/canadian-permanent-r
  esidency/canadian-permanent-residence-status-what-
  you-need-to-know/

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