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What type of insurance must I get before leaving for Canada?

You must have health insurance for the entire time you are in Canada. The health insurance must cover:

-medical care,
-hospitalization, and
-repatriation.

We recommend you buy this insurance only after you receive your Letter of Introduction.

You may be refused entry if you do not have insurance. If your insurance policy is valid for less time than your expected stay in Canada, you may be issued a work permit that expires at the same time as your insurance.

Who should be included in this application?

If you are being sponsored as a member of the family class, your spouse or common-law partner (except where your spouse or common-law partner is the sponsor) must be included in your application as a family member. You must also include all your dependent children from your current and previous relationships, whether they will be going with you to Canada (accompanying family members) or not (non-accompanying family members).

All your family members, whether accompanying you or not, must be declared on your application and be examined. If family members are not examined, it is generally not possible to sponsor them at a later date. This includes children in the custody of a former spouse or common-law partner.

In addition, failure to declare family members on your application and have them examined goes against your duty to provide truthful and accurate information, and may cause you to be found inadmissible to Canada.

My child is in the sole custody of my former spouse. Do I need to include this child in my application?

Yes. Even if there is a written agreement or court order to demonstrate that you do not have custody or responsibility, the child is still required to be listed on your application and must be examined.

Having your child examined as a condition of your application preserves your right to sponsor him or her as a member of the family class in the future, when there may be changes to custody or living circumstances.

Medical requirements

To become permanent residents, you and all your dependent children must complete a medical examination.

If your dependent child is a minor of whom you have joint or sole custody, that child is considered a dependant. The child will have to undergo a medical examination even if he lives with the other parent and will not be joining you in Canada.

For persons who have been permanent residents of Canada for more than five years, the only five-year period that can be considered in calculating whether an applicant has met the residency obligation is the one immediately before the application is received in the visa office. A28(2)(b)(ii) precludes a visa officer from examining any period other than the most recent five-year period immediately before the date of receipt of the application.

Landlord must give proper notice

A landlord can end a tenancy only for the reasons allowed by the Act.

In most cases, the first step is for the landlord to give he tenant a notice in writing that they want the tenant to move out.

The proper forms a landlord must use for giving a notice to end the tenancy are available from the Board. There are different notices for different reasons.

Landlords must use the correct notice form and fill it out completely and accurately to ensure that the tenant receives all the information that the Act requires. If the landlord does not give the tenant all the information required by the Act, the notice may be void. And, if the landlord files an application to evict the tenant based on an incomplete or incorrect notice, the application may be dismissed.

Reasons for ending a tenancy

The Act allows a landlord to give a tenant notice to end the tenancy early if the tenant, the tenant’s guest or someone else who lives in the rental unit does something they should not do, or does not do something they should. This is sometimes called ending a tenancy “for cause”.

Some examples of “for cause” reasons for ending a tenancy are:

- not paying the rent in full,
- causing damage to the rental property,
- disturbing other tenants or the landlord, and
- illegal activity in the rental unit or residential complex.

There are also other reasons for ending a tenancy that are not related to what the tenant has done, or not done. These are sometimes called “no fault” reasons for ending a tenancy.

Some examples of “no fault” reasons for ending a tenancy are:

- the landlord plans to do major repairs or renovations that require a building permit and the work cannot be done unless the rental unit is empty,
- the landlord requires the rental unit because the Landlord, a member of the landlord’s immediate family or their caregiver wish to move into the unit, and
- the landlord has agreed to sell the property and the purchaser requires all or part of the property because the purchaser, a member of the purchaser’s immediate family or their caregiver wish to move into the unit. (This reason for eviction only applies in rental buildings with three or fewer units and in condominiums.)

A complete list of the Reasons a Landlord can Apply to Evict a Tenant is provided at the end of this brochure.

When the landlord must give notice

Where a notice to end a tenancy must be given, the landlord must give the notice to the tenant before the termination date (the day the tenancy will end). The amount of advance notice depends on the reason for ending the tenancy.

3- Are people answering our questions officially working for Immigration Canada or just normal people telling their own opinion.

1- In the PR Card Renewal application, in the consent part it ask to put a tick in the square beside the question asking if I had included the Notice of Assessment issued by the Canada Revenue Agency within the last two years.


My daughter is 9 years old and never had her own income before, so what do I need to do about that question ? Do I need to apply for taxes for her knowing that she doesn't have income.

for all school-aged children, school records (such as report cards) verifying attendance within the past five (5) years.

3- After submitting the PR Card Renewal Application and get all the steps done, what if I want to travel back home to spend a vacation with my family during summer while my daughter's Application is still in process and her PR Card would be expired by then, Is she going to be eligible to get a PR Travel Document ? Does she has to be already outside Canada to apply fro PR Travel Document or Can she get it from Canada before she travels ?

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

Permanent residents (PR) of Canada must carry and present their valid PR card or permanent resident travel document (PRTD) when boarding a flight to Canada, or travelling to Canada on any other commercial carrier. If you do not carry your PR card or PRTD, you may not be able to board your flight, train, bus or boat to Canada.

It is your responsibility to ensure that your PR card is still valid when you return from travel outside Canada, and to apply for a new PR card when your current card expires.

Returning by private vehicle

There are other documents you can use to enter the country.

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

Some examples of private vehicles include, but are not limited to: a car, truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle that you own, borrow, or rent, and that is not available for public use.

Returning by commercial vehicle: airplane, bus, train, or boat]

You must apply for a permanent resident travel document. Otherwise you may not be able to travel to Canada.

You can apply for a PR card when you return to Canada.

(1.1) Any day during which an applicant for citizenship resided with the applicant’s spouse who at the time was a Canadian citizen and was employed outside of Canada in or with the Canadian armed forces or the federal public administration or the public service of a province, otherwise than as a locally engaged person, shall be treated as equivalent to one day of residence in Canada for the purposes of paragraph (1)(c) and subsection 11(1).

Can I count any time I’ve spent outside of Canada toward the physical presence requirement when applying for citizenship?

Time spent outside Canada does not count towards the physical presence requirement except in certain circumstances.

You can count time spent outside Canada toward the physical presence requirement for citizenship if you:

Were a permanent resident employed in or with the Canadian Armed Forces, federal public administration, or public service of a province or territory; or

Resided outside Canada with your:

-Canadian spouse or common-law partner, or
-permanent resident spouse, common-law partner, or parent
who was employed in or with the Canadian Armed Forces, federal public administration, or public service of a province or territory.

Employment as a locally engaged person is not included.

Only time after becoming a permanent resident counts towards the physical presence requirement.

Residence with a common-law partner can be calculated from the time the common-law relationship began.

Use the online physical presence calculator . Complete and submit the CIT 0177 Residence Outside Canada form when you apply. Citizenship and Immigration Canada will decide whether the time you lived outside Canada is eligible to be counted.