What does it take to become a permanent resident of Canada?

Canadian permanent residents refer to people who are not Canadian citizens, but who have obtained permission to stay, live and work in Canada indefinitely.

Permanent residents must live in Canada for at least two years every five years, otherwise they may lose their permanent resident status. However, time spent outside Canada due to accompanying the spouse of a Canadian citizen is regarded as time spent in Canada.

Permanent residents have many of the same rights and obligations as Canadian citizens, including the right to work for any enterprise and the government and provincial governments (some regulatory industries are restricted). The main difference is that permanent residents cannot vote in Canadian elections, run for public office or hold Canadian passports.

Permanent residents can apply for Canadian citizenship after living in Canada for three years, but this is not necessarily a necessary condition.

Permanent resident card

Canadian permanent resident card, English: Canadian permanent resident card, commonly known as maple leaf card, is the identity document of Canadian permanent residents, similar in nature to the American green card.

Immigration documents were used in early Canada. Since the US-Canada border is the longest undefended border in the world after the 9 1 1 incident, on the proposal of the US government, the Canadian government began to issue maple leaf cards to permanent residents on June 28th, 2002.

20 14 new policy of maple leaf card

1. Canadian Customs has entry and exit records.

From June 30th, 20 14, border passengers of the two countries must swipe their passports to leave entry and exit records, and the entry and exit information will be shared between the two countries. The purpose of this move is to limit some Canadians to stay in the United States for no more than six months each year.

2. The renewal of the Maple Leaf Card requires the provision of tax bills for the past five years.

The new maple leaf card needs to provide the tax returns of Canada in the past five years, and the immigration bureau will judge whether the applicant has lived in Canada for enough time through these tax returns.

Applicants who have failed to provide tax returns for the past five years, or who have not filed tax returns for the past five years, or who have applied for non-tax residents in the past, cannot submit their applications normally. They must solve the tax bill problem before submitting the application.

For applicants who have no tax bill, they must complete all the tax bills for five years before they can apply. If there is tax owed to the government when paying taxes, they need to pay the tax owed to the government, and the part that exceeds the tax exemption amount will pay the tax owed on a daily basis. You need to find an accountant who is familiar with tax business. If there is a problem with paying taxes, or the tax bill does not meet the protection needs of the Immigration Bureau, you cannot apply for a new maple leaf card. So don't pay taxes casually, but hire professional accountants, so that professional accountants can have a comprehensive understanding of the income and living conditions of the applicant in the past five years before paying taxes and filing taxes.

For applicants who have applied for non-tax residents in the past, they must first dissolve the non-tax residents, and then declare or fill in the tax bills for the past five years at the request of tax residents.

Immigration has the right to obtain your entry and exit records from Canadian customs.

A new item, item 23, has been added to the new maple leaf card application form IMM5444. Immigration requires you to provide your entry and exit records in Canada in the last five years.