I want to hear from applicants or successful applicants about their experience in applying citizenship if they got their PR through PNP but had to move province later due to some reason that arose. Were you asked about why you moved? Or did everything go smoothly?
Citizenship applicants who moved after getting PR through PNP
- Thread starter Gurghum
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I heard lots of cases that the citizenship application was refused because the applicant failed to reside in the province. The worst case is that they even revoke the applicant's PR status, because the misrepresentation of the intention to reside in that province. Good luck...
Do you know, how the authorities were able to prove that there was misrepresentation as to intent, because from others on forum I heard its not easy to prove the misrepresentation of intent especially if you move after a few months in nominated province due to a reason that came after. Can you give more insight on the cases that got refused?
Guys, I feel like you guys are stressing a lot here.
As per section 6.2 of Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, PR can move province.
Rights to move and gain livelihood
6.(2) Every citizen of Canada and every person who has the status of a permanent resident of Canada has the right:
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/how-rights-protected/guide-canadian-charter-rights-freedoms.html
As per section 6.2 of Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, PR can move province.
Rights to move and gain livelihood
6.(2) Every citizen of Canada and every person who has the status of a permanent resident of Canada has the right:
- a) to move to and take up residence in any province; and
- b) to pursue the gaining of a livelihood in any province.
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/how-rights-protected/guide-canadian-charter-rights-freedoms.html
I keep hearing people refer to cases that they've heard of (from other people? from where?). Anyone have any links or concrete cases, for example, here?
All I've specifically heard of: one or two highly publicised cases of IRCC/RCMP going after 'PR mills' - consultancies that were helping some applicants by providing entirely fictitious addresses for one or two PNP programs (eg where one address was being used over and over by applicants), and I think other fake documents (like job offers and the like).
The big difference was the PNP applicants not only never made any attempt to settle in the province(s) in question, most of them never set foot in the province and provided fake documents about that.
The primary focus, as I recall, was shutting down and pursuing the consultancy. I'd suspect they also went after at least some of the PRs (in order to build evidence for the case) but I haven't heard of any specific cases.
My gut is that generally PRs who spent some time physically in their province and made any good-faith effort to get work / otherwise settle have little to worry about.
But I do not know more than that.
You are entirely correct, I have seen that multiple people saying they have (heard) of such cases and I just wonder how true it might be or they are just very well fraud cases you just mentioned above. But still no concrete cases to find anywhere at all.
I think it's greatly exaggerated. Cases where PRs have physically been present for several months and have some basic evidence - I've not heard of one. I think those who have made good faith efforts to settle in the province that selected them have very little (or nothing) to worry about.
I also have seen multiple people on forum who moved quickly and got citizenship successfully, without any hiccups at all. And senior members on this forum also have verified that there is no issue, as you guys have been on forum for a while so that also tells something!