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A permanent resident (historically called a “landed immigrant”) is a person who has been granted permanent admission as an immigrant, but who has not become a Canadian citizen. Under IRPA section 2, “permanent resident” means a person who has acquired permanent resident status and has not subsequently lost that status under section 46. | A permanent resident (historically called a “landed immigrant”) is a person who has been granted permanent admission as an immigrant, but who has not become a Canadian citizen. Under IRPA section 2, “permanent resident” means a person who has acquired permanent resident status and has not subsequently lost that status under section 46. | ||
Permanent residents have the same rights as Canadian citizens, with a few exceptions. One important exception is that a permanent resident can | Permanent residents have the same rights as Canadian citizens, with a few exceptions. One important exception is that a permanent resident can be removed from Canada under certain circumstances, most notably, for having committed a serious criminal offence or for not fulfilling their “residency requirements” (see below). | ||
Under ''IRP Regulations'', s 72.1, permanent residents who became permanent residents through the spouse or family class as spouses, who do not have any children, are subject to a two-year conditional permanent residence. This is to dissuade people from manipulating the immigration system through marriage fraud. Please refer to [http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2012/ob480.asp Operational Bulletin 480]. | Under ''IRP Regulations'', s 72.1, permanent residents who became permanent residents through the spouse or family class as spouses, who do not have any children, are subject to a two-year conditional permanent residence. This is to dissuade people from manipulating the immigration system through marriage fraud. Please refer to [http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2012/ob480.asp Operational Bulletin 480]. | ||
== C. Foreign National == | == C. Foreign National == |
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