FAQs Archive

Q: What Permanent Residents Can Never Do?

As a permanent resident, you are not eligible to: Run or vote for political office Access some jobs that requires high-level security clearance Time spent living in Canada As a permanent resident, you can live and work outside Canada, but must live within Canada at least 2 years in every 5-year period. You may lose your permanent resident status if you live outside Canada longer than the residency requirement.

Q: What Permanent Residents Can Do?

As a permanent resident, you have absolute right to: Enjoy all the social benefits just like every other Canadian citizen such as health care insurance Live and work in Canada Apply for Canadian citizenship, and Protection under Canadian charter of Rights and Freedoms and Canadian law. You must be paying your taxes promptly and respect all Canadian laws at the municipal, provincial, and Federal levels

Q: What is a Permanent Resident?

The status of permanent residence is given to a foreigner who has migrated to Canada over a period of years- they are citizens of other countries, but for one reason or the other, they have come to live and work in Canada. Someone in Canada temporarily like a foreign worker or student cannot be classified a permanent resident.

Q: Top Entry Will Apply For Permanent Residence

You will be ranked with other candidates in the pool through a system known as ‘comprehensive ranking system’. It is a point-based system, in which people are awarded points using the information they provided at their profile. Any person with the highest score in the pool will be guaranteed an invitation to apply. They will get some points for: A valid offer of employment and/ or Skills and experience factors A nomination by either a territory or province Additional points for: Qualifying education in Canada A valid job offer or A nomination by a territory or province These additional points are very important, as they will make you to rank high to the extent that you will be invited to apply during the next round of invitations for eligible candidates. If you are invited to apply, you will have up to 90 days to submit your applications for permanent residence. Citizenship and Immigration Canada will process a good number of completed applications (this means that if you supply all the required supporting documents, it would be processed in six months or less). You can stay in the pool for 1 year or 12 months. If you weren’t invited to apply for permanent residence within this period, then you may have to resubmit a new express entry profile for a quick processing time.

Q: Complete An Online Express Entry Profile

As a potential candidate, you are required to complete an online express entry profile. It will help you to provide useful information about your: Work experience Skills Education Language ability, and Other useful information that may be needed. If you meet any of the criteria listed above, then you may be accepted. You are also encouraged to promote yourself to potential employers in many ways like recruiters, job boards etc. For an offer of employment to be accepted in express entry and received points, the employment agency must need an LMIA from ESDC (although, there are few exceptions to this rule). You don’t need to pay any LMIA fee if you are applying to be a permanent resident. Note: if you are qualified for the express entry pool, you won’t be guaranteed to apply for permanent residence. Those applying for permanent residency must meet the basic admissibility and eligibility criteria as clearly stipulated in Canada’s immigration law.