A small confusion
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The first 5 years from the date of landing and a rolling 5 year period after that. That means you have to meet your residency requirements in the 5 year period from the day of landing to 5 years later and from the day of landing plus one month and 5 years after that and so on.
Re: benefits of pr holder
I had few doubts regarding the benefits of pr holder.
1. Does the pr holder receive any benefits till he finds out job in the canada, any amount for survival?.
2. Is the hospitilization free for pr holders?.
3. Is education for children free for the pr holders?
4. Do pr holders receive any amount for the upbringing of children.
Guidiance please
I had few doubts regarding the benefits of pr holder.
1. Does the pr holder receive any benefits till he finds out job in the canada, any amount for survival?.
2. Is the hospitilization free for pr holders?.
3. Is education for children free for the pr holders?
4. Do pr holders receive any amount for the upbringing of children.
Guidiance please
1. Not really. That is why you have to show funds when you apply for PR. You do not qualify to get employment insurance until you have worked a certain number of hours. You could apply for welfare if you have no job and no money left but it is not much, about $500 a month from what I have heard so that is not enough to live on.
2. Health care is not tied to being a PR. It is provincial and so it is tied to living in a certain province. There are 4 provinces that have a 3 month waiting period for health care after you land. They are Ontario, BC, NB and QC. If you are planning on settling there, you should get travel insurance for the first 3 months to take care of possible emergencies until you get health care. In other provinces, you can register for health care after you arrive and get it right away.
3. Yes
4. Child tax benefit, see http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/bnfts/cctb/fq_qlfyng-eng.html
2. Health care is not tied to being a PR. It is provincial and so it is tied to living in a certain province. There are 4 provinces that have a 3 month waiting period for health care after you land. They are Ontario, BC, NB and QC. If you are planning on settling there, you should get travel insurance for the first 3 months to take care of possible emergencies until you get health care. In other provinces, you can register for health care after you arrive and get it right away.
3. Yes
4. Child tax benefit, see http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/bnfts/cctb/fq_qlfyng-eng.html
1. If i land in toronto there wont be any health care issues and not much waiting?.
2. As a pr holder once i work for a year or so and if i loose job then i claim those benefits in such circumstances? till i find another job?.
What's the benefit of being citizen and major difference between pr holder and citizen. I heard both have same rights.
2. As a pr holder once i work for a year or so and if i loose job then i claim those benefits in such circumstances? till i find another job?.
What's the benefit of being citizen and major difference between pr holder and citizen. I heard both have same rights.
1. Since Toronto is in the province of Ontario, you would have a 3 month wait before you get health care so you should have an emergency insurance.jimmy_kallarackal said:
2. Once you work for a certain number of hours, you would qualify to get the employment insurance as long as you were not at fault for losing the job. You would get 55% of your pay but only to a maximum of $468 per week. For how many weeks you would get it depends on how many hours you have worked in the previous year. You can read more about them here: http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/ei/types/regular.shtml#Number and you can find the economic regions here: http://srv129.services.gc.ca/eiregions/eng/rates_cur.aspx For example if you are in Toronto, there is 8.5% unemployment, means you would need to work 595 hours before you are entitled to get benefits although they do have a clause in there that says if it is your first job, you need 910 hours. Say you had 910 hours, you would get 23 weeks of benefits. Once that is up, you would only qualify for welfare.
PR's have almost all the rights of citizens except they can not vote and there are certain government jobs that are not open to them. It is also possible to lose your PR if you commit a crime or if you don't meet the residency requirements.