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• How residence/physical presence is calculated
  
• Residence/physical presence.

"If you are outside Canada for extended periods of time, you can accumulate residency days if you are:

• Travelling with a Canadian spouse or common-law partner, or are a child under 19 years of age accompanying a parent, or
  
• Employed on a full-time basis by a Canadian business or the Public Service of Canada and are assigned a position outside of Canada, or
  
• The spouse, common-law partner or child of a permanent resident who is outside Canada and who is employed on a full-time basis by a Canadian business or the Public Service of Canada.

HELLO, JUST HAVE A QUESTION HERE IF SOMEBODY CAN HELP ME THAT WOULD BE GREAT!! MY MOTHER IN LAW JUST RECEIVED HER CANADIAN CERTIFICATE WITH HER MAIDEN NAME ON IT , NOW ALL HER OTHER DUCUMENTS WAS STILL IN MARRIED NAME EVETHOUGH SHE WAS DIVORCED..NOW MY QUESTION IS HOW CAN SHE APPLY FOR PASSPORT USING HER MARRIED NAME ? CAN I JUST FILL OUT THE APPLICATION FORM WITH HER MARRIED NAME AND SUBMIT THE CANADIAN CERTIFICATE TOGETHER WITH HER PHOTO ID WITH MARRIED NAME ?I JUST NEED SOME ANSWER ..

THANKS

Complete an adult application (PDF, 1.68 MB) form using the new name

If it’s still valid, return your passport with your application when you submit it

Provide supporting ID with your application that shows the name change

Provide your proof of citizenship

• It can have either your new name or your previous name

Provide a document that indicates one of the following:

• you have a new last name because of a relationship change
• you have a new name because of an adoption or legal name change

• marriage certificate
• common-law relationship certificate
• court order issued in or outside Canada, such as
  • separation agreement
  • divorce order or judgment
• certificate to dissolve a registered common-law relationship
• resumption of surname certificate

These documents

• must show the last name you’re asking for on your new passport
• must be in English or French
  • Lean more about translating documents for passport applications.
• don’t need to be signed by your guarantor

Hello,

I am in communication with a relative in Ukraine who is considering coming to Canada through the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel. This relative has a child with special medical needs and would require health coverage upon arrival.


I see on the settlement.org site that Ukrainians arriving through the CUAET are eligible for OHIP and drug benefits. However, when I spoke to Service Canada I was told that emergency authorization only permits travel to Canada, without designating the status under which you are here. Since people with visitor status don't appear to qualify for OHIP, I was wondering whether exceptions were specifically being made for CUAET, or whether applicants needed to request a special status while applying.


Thank you!

The government funds a number of different language programs which are free for eligible adults learners. To register in one of these English classes, you have to go to a language assessment centre to take a test in order to determine your level. It is free to take the test. You need to make an appointment before you go.


Most government-funded programs use the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) classification to describe your English language level in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Find an language assessment centre near you. You can also do a free online self-assessment of your CLB level in reading and listening. Your test results are for your information only - they are not official results.

As a permanent resident, you may travel outside Canada after you arrive. However, you must meet certain residency obligations to maintain your status as a permanent resident.
To meet these residency obligations, you must be physically present in Canada for at least 730 days (2 years) in every 5-year period. The 5-year period is assessed on a rolling basis. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will look back at your time in Canada over the previous 5 years.

This means that you can spend a total of up to 3 years outside of Canada during a 5-year period. However, if you have been a permanent resident for less than 5 years and decide to leave the country for an extended period of time, it is up to you to prove to IRCC that you will be able to meet your residency requirements.