Immigration law and policy set out who can become a permanent resident of Canada and how someone can lose their status and be deported. For example, being convicted of a crime in Canada might affect someone's permanent resident status.
Immigration and Refugee Law – Permanent resident status
Resources: Permanent resident status
This webinar, presented in December 2012, looks at recent immigration policy changes and discusses how these changes will affect finding workers for Canada's labour pool.
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EnglishRecorded on December 13, 2012 - This webinar in the Family Law Education for Women (FLEW) series is about the new immigration program called Conditional Permanent Residence, which went into effect on October 25, 2012. We will talk about the program...
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EnglishNewcomers are required to file an income tax return, even if they only arrived in Canada in the last few months of the calendar year. This article looks at these requirements:
- Part-year residents are required to report all income from...
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EnglishThis webinar reviews basic immigration terms and pointers for women who are not Canadian citizens and whose status may be affected by their partner and the breakdown of their relationship. It covers understanding immigration status, getting control of...
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EnglishCitizenship and Immigration Canada has created a web tool to help users learn how they might visit, study, or live in Canada.
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English, French/français (français)This booklet is intended to address the potential legal issues, statutes, and policies that currently affect people living with epilepsy. Topics include:
- Epilepsy and Ontario Disability Support Program
- Discrimination and...
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EnglishThe Resources section of the Family Reunification web site includes a PowerPoint presentation on the processing of overseas family members, training manuals, a chart that details the steps and processes for family class applications, and tables that...
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EnglishPeople with mental illness come into conflict with the law in disproportionate numbers. If they are not Canadian citizens, this can put them at risk of being removed from Canada. This booklet is a resource for front-line workers...
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2011
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Booklet/PDFThe web site of Citizenship and Immigration Canada has information, application forms, and guides on topics such as:
Visiting, studying, and working temporarily in Canada
Immigrating to Canada
Making a refugee claim
Becoming a...
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English, French/français (français)The FCJ Refugee Centre has information about refugee settlement and refugee protection, and features manuals, workshop presentations, and research of interest to refugees and front line workers.
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EnglishThe resource provides answers to common questions about the Permanent Resident (PR) Card. Links to additional information and related articles are provided.
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English, French/français (français)This is a collection of training materials that has detailed information on the refugee protection claim process in Canada. The materials are used in training workshops for non-profit organizations and community groups that assist refugee claimants....
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EnglishThis fact sheet explains how being convicted of a crime in Canada can affect someone's permanent resident status. It highlights the need to get legal advice as soon as someone is charged, discusses the "serious" crimes that can lead to people being...
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2009
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Booklet/PDFThis is a collection of law reform campaign resources that draw attention to people living in a state of legal limbo in Canada because they are from countries on which the Canadian government has imposed a moratorium on removals.
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Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR)
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2007
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Booklet/PDF, Research report, VideoThe Immigration and Refugee Protection Act states that permanent residents and foreign nationals convicted of certain offences, either in Canada or abroad, may be deported from or not allowed to enter Canada if they are "criminally inadmissible". This...
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EnglishThis resource offers basic information about what being charged with a crime in Canada can mean for a person's immigration status. It explains what a removal order does and what can be done to protect one's status and stay in Canada.
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English, French/français (français), Arabic (عربي ), Chinese (中文), Somali (Afsoomaali), Spanish (español), Tamil (தமிழ்), Urdu (اردو)
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2008
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Booklet/PDFThis resource provides information on immigration and family law issues that a woman may face when a relationship with a partner ends. There are three sections: Immigration Concerns, Woman Abuse, and Family Law Concerns.
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English, French/français (français), Arabic (عربي ), Chinese (中文), Farsi/Persian (پارسی ), Korean (한국어/조선말), Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), Russian (русский ), Somali (Afsoomaali), Spanish (español), Tamil (தமிழ்), Urdu (اردو)This guide is meant to assist community organizations serving refugees and immigrants who are confronted with barriers as they try to reunite with family members. There are sections on children overseas who are separated from refugee parents in Canada...
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English, French/français (français)This booklet is for immigrant and refugee women who are experiencing abuse in a relationship or in a family. It discusses Canadian law, what people's rights are, and what kind of help is available.
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English, French/français (français), Albanian (shqip), Amharic (Amharic), Arabic (عربي ), Chinese (中文), Czech (Čeština), Hungarian (magyar ), Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), Romanian (română), Serbian (српски), Somali (Afsoomaali), Spanish (español), Swahili (Kiswahili), Tagalog/Filipino (Tagalog/Filipino)
