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Canadian Immigration Laws: Permanent Residence Status

Friday, April 25th, 2008


Obtaining “permanent resident status of Canada” is also known as “immigration to Canada” or becoming a “landed immigrant of Canada”. The successful end result of the Canada immigration application process is the issuance of a Canada immigrant visa, which confers permanent status upon the applicant who, as a permanent resident, will enjoy all the same rights and privileges as those of a Canadian citizen (i.e. free health care, free elementary and secondary education, subsidized post-secondary education, the right to work in Canada) with just a few exceptions.

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