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Reporting entities must report only EFTs of $10,000 or more.

Financial intermediaries that must report are defined as “reporting entities” in the Income Tax Act (ITA). They include banks, credit unions, caisses populaires, trust and loan companies, money service businesses and casinos.

I need to leave Canada and I do not have a permanent resident card. Can I later return to Canada without a PR card?

Canada’s entry requirements are changing

Starting March 15, 2016, if you are a permanent resident of Canada and a citizen of a visa-exempt country, you will need to travel with your Canadian permanent resident (PR) card or permanent resident travel document when flying to Canada. Otherwise, you may not be able to board your flight to Canada. Permanent residents who are citizens of visa-required countries will continue to need to show their PR card when boarding a flight to Canada.

If you are in Canada and do not currently have a permanent resident card, find out how to apply for a permanent resident card.

If you are outside Canada and do not have a PR card or your card is expired, find out how to apply for a permanent resident travel document.

As of March 15, 2016, you can only return to Canada by private vehicle if you do not have a PR card. To do so you must have other documents.

When you return to Canada, apply for a PR card if you plan to travel outside Canada again.

By bus or train

You must apply for a Travel Document (Permanent Resident Abroad). Otherwise you may not be able to travel to Canada.

You can apply to replace your PR card when you return to Canada.

By air

Starting March 15, 2016, you will need to travel with your Canadian permanent resident card or permanent resident travel document when flying to Canada. Otherwise, you may not be able to board your flight to Canada.

Unless you are currently authorized to work in Canada and have a valid job offer from an employer in Canada, or you have been invited to apply under the Canadian Experience Class, you must show that you have enough money to support yourself and your family after you get to Canada.

Licensee

You are considered a "licensee" and the person who rents the place to you is a "licensor". The law of landlord and tenant does not apply. Neither the Commercial Tenancies Act nor the Residential Tenancies Act applies to you. The law about licensees is mostly judge-made law.

A licensee has a limited right to occupy the premises for a limited period of time.

The courts will look at many factors to determine whether a person is in a landlord-tenant relationship or a licensor-licensee relationship. There is no simple test.

Two common situations when you would likely be considered to be a licensee are:

-if you share a house or condominium unit (including a bathroom or kitchen) with the owner or their child, parent, spouse, or their spouse's child or parent

-if you rent a room in a house, apartment or condominium unit from a person who is a tenant living there, and you share the space with that person.

As a licensee you have very little legal protection. You can be evicted:

-without notice if you don't pay rent; or

-with notice for any reason or even for no reason. The amount of notice required is usually equal to your rental period (often one week or one month).

It is often a good idea to get a written agreement before moving in. You should include in this agreement what will happen if you want to move out or if the person you rent from wants you to leave.

If there is a dispute between you and the person you rent from, and you cannot settle it between yourselves, you may have to go to court.

Depending on the type of dispute, you may be able to go to Small Claims Court or the Superior Court.

It is very unlikely the court would stop you from being evicted, but you may be entitled to monetary compensation in some situations.

NOTE: This area of the law is very complicated. You should get legal advice from a lawyer or legal clinic. For information on getting legal help, see the Legal Resources section of this web site.

You can also find some information in the CIC CP 5 Residence manual.

Here is an excerpt,

"Documents that can provide additional information on residence

The following documents can provide additional information where residence questions exist:

*Passport/Travel Documents: When requested, applicants are required to provide all passports, current and previously issued relevant to the four year period. Citizenship officials must review passport stamps in all passports issued during the relevant time period when a client comes in for testing, or any time prior to submitting an application to a citizenship judge for decision. If the passport or travel document has been issued in the last five years, or if it has been replaced by a document which would otherwise still be valid, the applicant should provide the cancelled passport as well as the valid one. If the old passport or travel document was lost or stolen, a police report may be requested.

Note: Judgment must be exercised as some countries do not return previous passports to clients and some applicants (e.g., refugees) may have entered Canada without a passport.

* When assessing stamps in passports, it is important to look at entry stamps to Canada and entry stamps to other countries which could indicate departures from Canada. The shape of these stamps may also be informative as many countries use different shapes to indicate entry and exit, e.g., entry stamps (oval) could be presented as exit stamps (square). When assessing entry visas, it might be pertinent to look at the validity dates and the status under which entry was given (visitor, student, worker, etc.) Note: Since not all countries, including Canada, routinely stamp passports at entry, a lack of entry stamps is not always indicative that no absences have occurred.

*FOSS check: NCB entries in FOSS.

The Immigration program is responsible for providing immigration clearances for citizenship applicants as well as informing local offices if an applicant’s immigration status has changed.

However, citizenship officers may choose to look for NCB entries in FOSS when examining declared residence.

*Proof of employment: Pay cheque stubs, T4’s, statement of earnings, federal or provincial income tax assessments, or a letter from the employer.

*Proof of attendance at a school: Transcripts of marks, report cards, letter of confirmation of attendance.

*Financial records: Financial records of a company if the applicant is self-employed.

— Banking records: Statements of transactions showing activity in Canada; credit card bills in the sole name of the applicant showing regular purchases in Canada; cancelled cheques showing regular payments or purchases in Canada. A letter from a bank showing that the applicant has an account does not necessarily establish residence in Canada. Regular payments do not necessarily indicate residence in Canada, e.g., post-dated cheques, standing payment orders to bank, internet banking.

— Personal records: Utility bills (telephone, electricity, cable, water tax, etc.) in the applicant’s name. Records of automobile leasing or purchase, insurance policies, driver’s license. Records of personal services (dental bills, record of services paid by provincial health authorities). The latter document is available on request by the applicant to the provincial authorities. Lease in the applicant’s name with proof of payment of rent, e.g., cancelled cheques, receipts for cash payments. Record from a government agency showing payment of social services benefits. In some cases, these documents might indicate that the family is here and not necessarily the applicant.

*Children’s report cards or records of attendance: If the applicant is responsible for dependent children, their report cards or records of attendance at a school in Canada.

*Affidavits: Affidavits from associates, friends, or colleagues may be presented but may be considered of limited value. The same is true of letters from community organizations. Although the writers may be acting in good faith, they may in fact have limited knowledge of the applicant’s regular presence in Canada.

*Proof of Volunteer Work: Some groups may provide confirmation of time spent volunteering for their organizations.

*Government entry/ exit records: Some countries keep a record of movement of their nationals to record their entry and exit out of their country, such as Records of Movement. In these cases, CIC may ask the applicant to provide such documents to substantiate his/her declarations.

Note: The above list is only a suggestion of documents that could be presented to confirm statements about residence"

Question 8

Check “Yes” or “No” to indicate if you have resided in countries other than Canada.

If you answer “Yes”, provide the following details:

-Country
-Address and telephone numbers (in the country where you lived)
-Period of residence

Losing your permanent resident status

Losing your permanent resident status does not happen automatically. You cannot lose your permanent resident status simply by living outside of Canada long enough that you don’t meet the residency requirement. Unless you have gone through an official process, you have not lost or given up your permanent resident status, even though you may not be eligible to return to Canada as a permanent resident.

You may lose your permanent resident status if:

An adjudicator determines that you are no longer a permanent resident following an inquiry

A visa officer determines you do not meet the required residency when you apply for a permanent resident travel document or temporary resident travel document.

You may lose your permanent resident status in one of the ways described above if:

*you do not live in Canada for two out of five years;
*you are convicted of a serious crime and told to leave Canada; or
*you become a Canadian citizen.

You do not lose your permanent resident status if your PR card expires.

1. Proof of Citizenship or OHIP Eligible Status
A document that shows that your immigration status makes you eligible for OHIP.

Canadian Citizens
-Birth Certificate from a Canadian province or territory (issued under the Vital Statistics Act)
-Canadian Certificate of Registration of Birth Abroad
-Certified Statement of Live Birth from a Canadian province or territory
-Certificate of Canadian Citizenship or Certificate of Naturalization (paper document or card, not commemorative issue)
-Certificate of Indian Status (paper or plastic card)
-Registered Indian Record (certified)
-Valid Canadian Passport or a Canadian passport that has been expired for less than 5 years

Permanent Residents ("landed immigrants")

-Canadian Immigration Identification card
-Permanent Resident Card or a Permanent Resident Card that has been expired for less than 5 years
-Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM5292 or IMM5688)
-Record of Landing (IMM1000)

Examples of identification documents that can be used:

-Provincial or territorial (or equivalent abroad) driver's license
-Provincial or territorial non-driver's license
-Other federal, provincial or territorial identification card
-Military identification
-Certificate of Indian Status
-Federal, provincial or territorial employee identification card
-Canadian passport
-Foreign passport that meets the requirements