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Will I get my permenant resident card by mail?

I am a new permanent resident living inside Canada


Yes. If you are a new permanent resident, you will get your permanent resident (PR) card by mail.

Proof of parentageYou must provide proof of parentage to confirm the parent-child relationship.
To show proof of parentage, submit one of the following:

• A detailed (long-form) birth certificate issued by a Canadian provincial or territorial vital statistics office that indicates the name of the parent(s) This document is also accepted as proof of Canadian Citizenship;
  • If born in Ontario, a certified copy of birth registration is also acceptable.
  • If born in Quebec, a copy of an act of birth is also acceptable.
• A court-issued adoption order indicating the name of the adoptive parent(s).
• A foreign birth certificate that indicates the name of the parent(s).

If a Canadian passport or travel document has been previously issued to the child, and it’s the same parents who are applying for the new passport, proof of parentage is not required. Proof of citizenship is still required. You may submit a wallet-sized birth certificate instead of the long form birth certificate in this case.

To get the CCB, you must meet all of the following conditions:

-You must live with the child, and the child must be under 18 years of age.
-You must be the person primarily responsible for the care and upbringing of the child.

Note:
If a child does not live with you all the time, see Do you share custody of a child?.

You must be a resident of Canada for tax purposes. We consider you to be a resident of Canada when you establish sufficient residential ties in Canada. For more information, see Income Tax Folio S5-F1-C1, Determining an Individual's Residence Status.

You or your spouse or common-law partner must be:

-a Canadian citizen;
-a permanent resident (as defined in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act);
-a protected person (as defined in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act); or
-a temporary resident (as defined in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act) who has lived in Canada throughout the previous 18 months, and who has a valid permit in the 19th month other than one that states "does not confer status" or "does not confer temporary resident status." If this is your situation, do not apply before the 19th month.

Refugee claimants with valid temporary resident status


A person with valid temporary resident status may make a refugee claim and keep their visitor record, work permit or study permit. Work and study permits remain valid until they expire or until a removal order made against the permit holder comes into force.


Temporary residents may, like other refugee claimants, be considered inadmissible for seeking to remain in Canada permanently while not in possession of a permanent resident visa, [A41(a) plus A20(1)(a)].

Report this to your local Service Canada Centre as soon as possible.

In addition, Service Canada recommends that you:

• Report this to the police.
• Review your bank account and credit cards for any unusual activity.
• Watch your mail for any changes or disruptions.
• Get a credit report to check for unusual activity.

It is important to keep your SIN card or confirmation of SIN letter safe and report a missing card or letter right away. If someone finds your card or letter they could use the information to commit fraud against you or someone else.

You can request a replacement confirmation of SIN from your local Service Canada Centre. However, Service Canada no longer provides plastic SIN cards. If you do not remember your SIN, your income tax return will include the number.

You can also call Service Canada for more information: 1-800-206-7218 (option 3).

Don’t Pay to Be a Mystery Shopper

Dishonest promoters use newspaper ads and emails to create the impression that mystery shopping jobs are a gateway to a high-paying job with reputable companies. They often create websites where you can “register” to become a mystery shopper, but first you have to pay a fee — for information about a certification program, a directory of mystery shopping companies, or a guarantee of a mystery shopping job.

It's unnecessary to pay anyone to get into the mystery shopper business. The certification offered is almost always worthless. A list of companies that hire mystery shoppers is available for free, and legitimate mystery shopper jobs are listed on the internet for free. If you try to get a refund from the promoters, you will be out of luck. Either the business won’t return your phone calls, or if it does, it’s to try another pitch.

Don’t Wire Money

You may have heard about people who are “hired” to be mystery shoppers, and told that their first assignment is to evaluate a money transfer service, like Western Union or MoneyGram. The shopper receives a check with instructions to deposit it in a personal bank account, withdraw the amount in cash, and wire it to a third party. The check is a fake.

By law, banks must make the funds from deposited checks available within days, but uncovering a fake check can take weeks. It may seem that the check has cleared and that the money has posted to the account, but when the check turns out to be a fake, the person who deposited the check and wired the money will be responsible for paying back the bank.

It’s never a good idea to deposit a check from someone you don’t know and then wire money back.

Report this to your local Service Canada Centre as soon as possible.

In addition, Service Canada recommends that you:

• Report this to the police.
• Review your bank account and credit cards for any unusual activity.
• Watch your mail for any changes or disruptions.
• Get a credit report to check for unusual activity.

It is important to keep your SIN card or confirmation of SIN letter safe and report a missing card or letter right away. If someone finds your card or letter they could use the information to commit fraud against you or someone else.

You can request a replacement confirmation of SIN from your local Service Canada Centre. However, Service Canada no longer provides plastic SIN cards. If you do not remember your SIN, your income tax return will include the number.

You can also call Service Canada for more information: 1-800-206-7218 (option 3).

Various reasons may prompt you to quit voluntarily your employment. However, to be paid regular benefits, you must prove that quitting your job was the only reasonable alternative in your case. Here is a list of 40 main reasons which may justify voluntarily leaving. You will find for each situation, an overview of the reason, reasonable alternatives that may be used and why the reason for quitting is considered to be with just cause.

You are probably a Canadian citizen if…

• you were born in Canada,
• you applied for and received your Canadian citizenship (this is called becoming a naturalized citizen),
• you received Canadian citizenship as a minor when a parent or legal guardian naturalized you by applying for your citizenship,
• you were born outside Canada and at least one of your parents was born in Canada,
• you were born outside Canada and at least one of your parents was naturalized in Canada before your birth, or
• you became a citizen because of changes to the Citizenship Act.