PHOTOGRAPH SPECIFICATIONS: PERMANENT RESIDENT Card
PHOTOGRAPH SPECIFICATIONS: PERMANENT RESIDENT Card
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9. Canada PR Card and Citizenship
Canada PR Card and Citizenship
Redesign: Permanent Resident Card
The permanent resident card (PR card) has been updated with enhanced security features and to keep pace with changing technology.
New permanent residents (PRs) will automatically receive the new card as part of the immigration process. Current PRs only need to get a new card once their existing card expires. In the meantime, their existing card is still valid.
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Urgent Processing of a Permanent Resident Card
To qualify for urgent processing, you must be travelling within the next three months due to:
your own serious illness,
the serious illness of a family member,
the death of a family member;
a job opportunity, or
work related to your current job.
Find a Panel Physician in BC
Find a Panel Physician in BC, If the nearest Panel Physician offering services in your preferred official language is located more than 250 kilometres or 4 hours from where you live, please contact the CIC Call Centre at 1-888-242-2100 to find out how to access immigration medical examination services in your preferred official language.
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Canada Considering Restricting Citizenship by Birth
the residency requirements of those applying for citizenship have been strengthened and applicants are now required to provide Notices of Assessment issued by the Canada Revenue Agency to prove they were resident in Canada for income tax purposes for the required time period.
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Welcoming the 150,000th New Citizen of 2014
Today, Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander announced that Canada has welcomed its 150,000th new citizen of 2014. This is double the number of new citizens compared to the same period in 2013 and thanks to the action taken by the government to reduce backlogs and improve processing times.
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Four Tips When Applying for Canadian Citizenship
Applying for Canadian Citizenship
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Strengthening Citizenship, Speeding Up Processing – Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act
Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander today announced that recent changes to the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act are already paying big dividends: citizenship backlogs are at their lowest level in more than two years, and applications are now being processed more efficiently than ever.
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