Canada Residence Card

Purchase Canadian Permanent Residency documentation online. Permanent residency in Canada is a status that grants non-citizens the unrestricted right to reside and work in Canada. Permanent residents have many of the same rights and responsibilities as Canadian citizens, including the ability to reside, work (subject to certain restrictions), and study in any Canadian province or territory. Permanent residents receive many of the same social benefits as Canadian citizens, including membership in the Canada Pension Plan and coverage under their province or territory’s universal health care system. All permanent inhabitants have access to the rights, liberties, and protections of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, with the exception of those granted exclusively to citizens.
Permanent residents may petition for Canadian citizenship after a certain period of residence. Currently, a person must have lived in Canada as a permanent resident for three of the five years preceding their application, including up to one year prior to par personal residency.They also have the opportunity to sponsor relatives for permanent residence, provided that they meet the residency and support requirements.