Permanent Residence
Explore your permanent residence visa options. We can answer any questions you may have about the ways you can get a PR in Canada.
Explore Your Permanent Residence Visa Options
Becoming a permanent resident is one of the most important steps toward building a life in Canada. There are several pathways to permanent residency, and our team is here to answer your questions about the options that may be right for you. Below you'll find an overview of what permanent residence means and the programs that can help you get there.
What Is a Permanent Resident?
A Canadian permanent resident holds permanent resident status in Canada by immigrating to the country. There are many pathways to gaining permanent resident status, including Express Entry Programs, Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs), Canada's Government-Assisted Refugee Program, the Private Sponsorship of Refugee Program, and other programs. To keep permanent resident status, a permanent resident must be present in Canada for 730 days during the last five years.
Rights and Benefits of Permanent Residents
Canadian permanent residents can work and live anywhere in Canada. They can also leave Canada at any time they wish, and they may voluntarily renounce their permanent resident status.
- Access to free health care.
- Free education up to secondary school.
- The ability to sponsor a spouse, common-law partner, and dependent children (age restrictions apply) to bring them to Canada.
- The option to apply for Canadian citizenship after meeting the IRCC requirements.
Express Entry Programs
Express Entry offers three online programs for gaining Canadian permanent residency.
Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)
For a foreign individual with foreign work experience who wants to become a permanent resident in Canada.
Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)
For skilled workers in a skilled trade who want to become permanent residents in Canada.
Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
For skilled workers with Canadian work experience who want to become permanent residents in Canada.
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