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Trish_Harmon

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Jun 6, 2019
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Hey everyone,

I got my CoPR earlier this year and will move to Canada soon. However there's something that confuses me a lot: I have a remote job therefore I was not after any city specifically (housing price was a primary concern). I found a place in Quebec which was quite affordable. After I've paid the deposit, I came to realize (through many posts) that it might be a problem as I only have a Federal PR but not the CSQ.

According to the forum, it would be OK to land in Toronto or anywhere non-Quebec, and then move to Quebec upon completing the landing interview. Still, I'm worried the fact that I found a place in Quebec PRIOR TO arrival could indicate "intention to live in Quebec" despite that I didn't originally really have any. Will they look into this at some point (for example, when reviewing my citizenship application)?

I'll do the landing in Toronto late July and the rental starts Aug 01.

My concerns are:
1). Is landing in Toronto and moving to Quebec 2-3 days after safe as everyone says?
2). Do the officers go through rental records when reviewing documents for citizenship applications? Will my rental period in Quebec (and in this case, starts immediately after landing) become a potential problem?

Could you please let me know? Thanks for your information.
 
1. No issues with this. If you land in Toronto and then move later, you aren't doing anything wrong. You have freedom of movement in Canada. Since you didn't come through a Provincial Program (you're FSW, right?), you don't need to worry about a province getting upset at you either.

2. Not as far as I know. Again, since you have freedom of movement, where you choose to live doesn't matter.

When you land in Toronto, give them an address in Toronto for the PR card.
 
1. No issues with this. If you land in Toronto and then move later, you aren't doing anything wrong. You have freedom of movement in Canada. Since you didn't come through a Provincial Program (you're FSW, right?), you don't need to worry about a province getting upset at you either.

2. Not as far as I know. Again, since you have freedom of movement, where you choose to live doesn't matter.

When you land in Toronto, give them an address in Toronto for the PR card.

No, I'm not nominated by a province (FSW). Thanks for the information!