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This screening involves a two stage process: Stage One involves the administration of a group test of cognitive abilities, the Canadian Cognitive Abilities Test (CCAT) to all grade three students. If a student meets the CCAT criterion, they will be referred for Stage Two in the process, an Intellectual Screening with a member of the YRDSB Psychological Services department.

To enter Canada, you will need to present the following:

- A Canadian immigrant visa (if applicable) and Confirmation of Permanent Residence for each family member traveling with you
- A valid passport or other travel document for each family member traveling with you
- Two (2) copies of a detailed list of all the personal or household items you are bringing with you
- Two (2) copies of a list of items that are arriving later and their money value
Do not pack these documents in your luggage. Keep them with you at all times.

When you come to Canada, you must show your Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) and Canadian immigrant visa to a Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) officer at the Port of Entry.

The CIC officer will check that your documents have not expired. You cannot use expired documents. Canadian immigrant visas cannot be extended, so make sure you arrive in Canada before it expires.

You must bring a valid passport with you.

When you are a permanent resident, you can live outside of Canada, but must live in Canada for at least two years in a five-year period. If you live outside of Canada for longer, you may lose your permanent resident status.

For more information on how long you have to live in Canada, see Appendix A: Residency obligation of the PR card application package.

To meet these residency obligations, you must be physically present in Canada for at least 730 days (2 years) in every 5-year period.

This means that you can spend a total of up to 3 years outside of Canada during a 5-year period. However, if you leave the country for an extended period of time, it is up to you to prove to Citizenship and Immigration Canada that you will be able to meet your residency requirements.
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If you know that you will be out of the country for an extended period of time it is very important that you contact Citizenship and Immigration Canada and let them know that you will be returning. Citizenship and Immigration Canada no longer issues Returning Resident Permits.

If you did not provide your Canadian mailing address when you became a permanent resident, use our online address notification tool to send it to us. You must provide your address within 180 days of the day you become a permanent resident. If you do not send it within 180 days, we will cancel the PR card and you will have to apply for another one and pay the processing fees.

Check current processing times to see how long you will have to wait to get your new card. Please tell us if you did not get your PR card within the processing times.

You can bring money into Canada in different forms. When you arrive, you must tell a border official if you are carrying more than C$10,000.

If you bring more than C$10,000 (or the equivalent in another currency) into Canada, you must declare the amount when you arrive. You must fill out form Cross-Border Currency or Monetary Instruments Report - Individual (E677) [PDF].

If you do not declare it, you may need to pay a fine or face other penalties. You are not taxed on the money you bring with you when you land.

You may not be eligible to be a sponsor if you:

-did not meet the terms of a sponsorship agreement in the past,
-did not pay alimony or child support even though a court ordered it,
-get government financial help for reasons other than being disabled,
-were convicted of certain crimes
-were sponsored as a spouse, common-law or conjugal partner in the past and became a permanent resident of Canada less than five years ago
-did not pay back an immigration loan, made late payments or missed payments,
-are in prison or
-have declared bankruptcy and have not been released from it yet.
Other things not on this list may stop you from being able to sponsor a relative.

-Since March 2, 2012, if you entered Canada as a sponsored spouse or partner you are not eligible to sponsor a new spouse or partner for a period of 5 years from the date you landed in Canada. Find out more information about this change from Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC).

-Since October 25, 2012, if you applied to come to Canada as a sponsored spouse or partner, you may be subject to a 2-year conditional permanent resident status; there are some exceptions to this new condition. Find out more information about the conditional permanent residence from CIC.

The amount depends on your living arrangements, the size of your family and if anyone else in your family has an income.

The Ontario government sets a maximum amount that you can get per month.

Your landlord must have a legal reason to do so and it must be listed in the Residential Tenancies Act.

Your landlord can evict you for any one of the following reasons:

-You don't pay your rent, or you frequently pay your rent late.
-You or your guest do something illegal in your unit or building.

-You cause excessive damage to the apartment or building.

-You or your guest unreasonably disturb the landlord or other tenants in the building.

-You have too many people living in the unit. In this case, "too many" means a number that is against health, safety or housing standards.

-You lied about your income when you applied to rent the unit.

-The owner or a member of the owner's family wants to move into your apartment. In this case, "family" means spouse, child, parent, spouse's child, spouse's parent or a caregiver for any of them.

-The owner will destroy the building, make extensive repairs that require the unit to be empty, or change the unit so that it is no longer used as housing.

Read the notice to see why and when the landlord is asking you to leave. You may want to:

-talk to the landlord about the notice and correct any problems, if possible.

-leave the unit.

-stay in the unit and see if the landlord files an application with the LTB. You will have a chance to explain the situation at a hearing.

You have the right to stay in your unit until the LTB issues an eviction order.

Generally, the coverage you need is for "visitors to Canada." You need to confirm with the insurance company that they have insurance plans for people who do not have OHIP.

Not all health related expenses are covered by private insurance. For example, pregnancy-related costs may not be covered. So, make sure that the plan you choose suits your needs. For some companies, you might have to buy insurance within a certain number of days after arriving in Ontario.

You can bring money into Canada in different forms. When you arrive, you must tell a border official if you are carrying more than C$10,000.
If you bring more than C$10,000 (or the equivalent in another currency) into Canada, you must declare the amount when you arrive.

[...] if you leave the country for an extended period of time, it is up to you to prove to Citizenship and Immigration Canada that you will be able to meet your residency requirements.
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If you are in Canada and an immigration officer determines that you have not complied with your residency obligations, the officer may issue a departure order that requires you to leave Canada.

If you are outside of Canada and do not meet residency obligations, immigration officers abroad may inform you in writing that you have lost your permanent residence status.