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Permanent residence of Canada is a status of a person who is not a Canadian citizen but who has been granted permission to live and work in Canada without any time limit on their stay.
To become a permanent resident, a foreign national must make an application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), formerly known as Citizenship and Immigration Canada. A permanent resident must live in Canada for two years out of every five, or risk losing that status.
A Permanent Resident holds many of the same rights and responsibilities as a Canadian citizen, among others the right to live, study and work (subject to the restrictions of regulated professions), including for the federal or provincial government, anywhere in Canada. In addition, they may be allowed to join the Canadian Armed Forces if the national interest would not be prejudiced.
Permanent residents may obtain social benefits, employment insurance and Canada Pension Plan payments, and may avail themselves of the rights, freedoms, and protections of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, other than those only granted to Canadian citizens.
Permanent residents may apply for Canadian citizenship after four years in Canada; however, this is not mandatory.
The main differences from citizenship are that permanent residents cannot:
A permanent resident must live in Canada for two years out of every five, or risk losing that status. Time spent travelling with a Canadian spouse or child, on a business trip for a Canadian business or working for a Canadian or provincial government office abroad can be included in the calculation.
Permanent residents also risk loss for serious crimes (those that may be punished by more than 10 years in Canada or actually being imprisoned for more than 6 months in Canada), being a security risk or associated with organized crime.
Failing to meet the residence or admissibility requirements above results in loss of permanent residence status when the finding of which becomes final without appeal, if the finding is made outside Canada, and upon the person being removed from Canada if the finding is made inside Canada.
A person automatically loses permanent residence status upon becoming a Canadian citizen.
A permanent residence may also voluntarily give up or renounce their status if the person possesses a citizenship or right of abode in another country. A person who gives up their status inside Canada becomes a temporary resident and must leave Canada within 6 months.
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