What's the difference between a Canadian maple leaf card and a Canadian citizen?

Many people think that taking a maple leaf card in Canada is equivalent to having Canadian citizenship. In fact, this idea is wrong. Maple leaf card means that you have the right to live permanently in Canada, but it doesn't mean that you become a Canadian citizen. As long as you don't take the initiative to change your nationality, your nationality is still your original nationality. If you want to become a Canadian citizen, then you must give up your nationality, and then you can have a Canadian passport and a Canadian identity card, and you will become a real Canadian citizen.

Whether you choose Maple Leaf Card or Canadian citizenship, you can enjoy the rights enjoyed by most Canadian citizens in this country. For example, medical security or social welfare, as well as various policies and powers stipulated by the government, and so on. But politically, having a maple leaf card does not mean having nationality. For example, we all know the right to vote and to be elected.

If you only have a maple leaf card, you are a Chinese living in Canada, and you have no right to vote and stand for election. I think this is common sense. Only when you truly become a Canadian citizen can you have the right to vote and stand for election. Having a maple leaf card means that you have the right to live in Canada, which can facilitate your life in this country, but it does not mean that you can go to all countries where Canada is visa-free.

If you want to go to Canada for visa-free countries, you must also have a personal passport. Having a personal passport means that you need to become a Canadian citizen. If your maple leaf card expires, it will not affect your leaving or entering this country.