Difference between revisions of "Categories of Persons under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (18:IV)"

There are three legal categories of persons under IRPA: citizens, permanent residents and foreign nationals. "Status" is the term commonly used to describe the category under which someone falls. Every person physically present in  Canada falls into one (and only one) of these categories. "Indians" under the ''Indian Act'' may enter and remain in Canada in ways that are similar to, but not the same as, a permanent resident, and Indians may also apply for citizenship under certain circumstances. However, Indians may also still be foreign nationals even though they are also Indians, and as such are under the legal requirements of foreign nationals.   

A citizen is a person who was born in Canada, born outside Canada to a Canadian citizen parent, or who has been granted citizenship after filing  an application for citizenship under the ''Citizenship Act'', RSC 1985, c C-29. Various types of people can apply for citizenship. See [[Introduction to Citizenship (17:I) | Chapter 17: Citizenship]].