What is the use of Canadian maple leaf card?

What is the use of Canadian maple leaf card?

Canadian Maple Leaf Card (commonly known as Canadian Permanent Resident Card, English: Canada Permanent Resident Card, French: Carte de résident Permanent J；; PR card) is the identification document of permanent immigrants in Canada, which is similar in nature to the American green card rather than the immigration paper used in Canada in the early days.

The card has laser-printed photos and signatures, and contains the physical characteristics of the cardholder, such as gender, height and eye color. Moreover, the Maple Leaf Card contains a high-tech design that is more accurate than the bank financial card tape, and contains all the data needed for permanent resident identification. Only authorized officials can read these data.

It will not be used to track the activities of cardholders, so it can protect the privacy of cardholders. From June 5438+1 October12004, maple leaf cards will completely replace the old immigration paper, and get rid of the troubles of being too large to carry, being easily altered, photocopied or fraudulently used. On August 24th, 2009, Citizenship and Immigration Canada began to use the new maple leaf card as shown in figure 1.

The Canadian Maple Leaf Card is valid for five years from the date of issuance. However, under some special circumstances, if the applicant loses his permanent resident status because he fails to fulfill his residence obligations abroad, he can apply for a one-year maple leaf card. ?

The application for Maple Leaf Card must be made in China. The applicant must provide a guarantor who lives in Canada. The guarantor must be a Canadian citizen and have known the applicant for more than two years. The guarantor can be a (1) professional accountant. (2) chiropractors; (3) sworn officials; (4) dentists; (5) doctors; (6) etiquette teacher; (7) Magistrate or judge;

(8) lawyers; (9) Managers of financial institutions; (10) Member of the provincial council; (1 1) Members of Congress; (12) Secretary General of the municipal government; (13) notary; (14) Federal or provincial government officials; (15) officials of embassies, consulates or high commissions; (16) pastor; (17) pharmacists; (18) police officer; (19) Postmaster General; (20) professional engineers; (2 1) social workers; (22) primary and secondary school or university teachers; (23) a veterinarian.