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When a foreign national who holds a permanent resident visa arrives at a port of entry, seeking to become a permanent resident, the Border Services Officer (BSO) is usually required to find that the principal applicant is still both eligible and admissible before granting permanent resident status.

According to the Enforcement Manual for Port of Entry Examinations, a BSO encountering a situation where a family member arrives before the principal applicant should not grant permanent resident status to the family member. Rather, the BSO should defer the examination. If the BSO has reasonable grounds to believe that the rest of the family will not be coming to Canada, they may initiate enforcement action, which could eventually lead to a finding of inadmissibility (i.e no Permanent Resident status).


To conclude, if you land first before the rest of your family (such as your wife), the BSO will know who the principal applicant is, and it is very unlikely that you will be granted permanent resident status at the port of entry.

Your photos must be:

• Taken by a commercial photographer.
  
• 50 mm wide X 70 mm high (2 inches wide x 2- 3/4 inches long) and sized so the height of the face measures between 31 mm (1- 1/4 inches) and 36 mm (1- 7/16 inches) from chin to crown of head (natural top of head).
  
• Clear, sharp and in focus.
  
• Taken with a neutral facial expression (eyes open and clearly visible, mouth closed, no smiling).
  
• Taken with uniform lighting and not show shadows, glare or flash reflections.
  
• Taken straight on, with face and shoulders centred and squared to the camera (i.e. the photographs must show the full front view of the person’s head and shoulders, showing full face centred in the middle of the photograph).
  
• Taken in front of a plain white background with a clear difference between your face and the background. Photos must reflect/represent natural skin tones.
  
• Original photos that are not altered in any way or taken from an existing photo.What is an altered photo?
  
• Reflect your current appearance (taken within the last six months)
  
• Professionally printed on plain, high quality photographic paper (photos printed at home and photos printed on heavy weight paper are not acceptable)
  

The back of one photo must include:

• the subject’s name and date of birth
  
• the name and complete address of the photography studio
  
• the date the photograph was taken
  

The photographer may use a stamp or handwrite this information. Stick-on labels are unacceptable.

While expired health cards remain valid during the pandemic, why does every health care provider insist on telling me that I need to renew my health card? They are not denying me service but they are telling me it is expired.

How difficult would it be to fix the website so that everyone with an expired health card can renew it online? We are heading into year two of the pandemic and you still haven't addressed this issue. Do better!

• you are replacing your red and white health card
  
• your photo is 10 years or older
  
• you are turning 16 years old
  
• you are renewing in-person
  
• you are making a change to your name
  
• you received a notice in the mail from ServiceOntario to a Service Ontario location.”
  

Please tell me why I can not renew my health card online. The computer knows I have a valid Drivers License and have both for over 50 years. I think you need to update your software. You keep saying your expired Health Card is valid but you do not say what happens after Feb 2021 when it is not. If I have had a valid Drivers license and a valid Health card for over 50 years why are you making it so hard to renew my Health Card online.
You want me to go and stand inline outside in the winter during a pandemic when all you have to do is a little tweak on your software.

• you are replacing your red and white health card
  
• your photo is 10 years or older
  
• you are turning 16 years old
  
• you are renewing in-person
  
• you are making a change to your name
  
• you received a notice in the mail from ServiceOntario to a Service Ontario location.
  

I do not have a driver's licence and am therefore prohibited from renewing my health card online. This is blatant discrimination against non-drivers. I have paid for an Ontario Photo ID card yet this is not suitable identification to renew my health card online.

Hi,

Today we received our CoPR but in this moment we are out of Canada. In the email that we received the IRCC stated the following:

You have 7 days from the date of this email to confirm you’re in Canada, provide your mailing address in Canada and submit your PR card photo

We will be returning on January 3rd to Canada. Can someone advise me what we can do?

Kindest regards,

Alvaro

It is important to know that all children aged 6-18 can and must attend school, regardless of their immigration status or the immigration status of their parents. This is outlined in the Education Act, the law that governs public schools in Ontario: "A person who is otherwise entitled to be admitted to a school and who is less than eighteen years of age shall not be refused admission because the person or the person’s parent or guardian is unlawfully in Canada."

• Proof of your child’s age - You can use their birth certificate, passport or other travel or identity documents
  
• Proof of address - If you don’t have an Ontario Photo ID card or Ontario Driver’s License you can provide a bank statement, utility bill, or lease that shows your name and address
  
• Proof of guardianship - Only needed if you are not the child’s parent
  
• Immunization Records - You can get a printout from their health care provider
  

My father-in-law is a Canadian citizen but has been "stuck" outside of Canada since the pandemic. He's lost his OHIP coverage. Now he's getting quite ill in Asia. Do you know if the 3-month OHIP waiting period can be waived upon his return so he can receive appropriate medical treatment in Canada?

There is no longer a waiting period for OHIP coverage. If you are eligible, you will have immediate health insurance coverage.