Moving to another province

[ghapama]

Hi everyone,

I was reading about applying for citizenship and it said that the person applying should not have conditional PR.

I have no idea if I do have a conditional PR. How do we know that?

I applied for PR under the Quebec immigration system, which selects its own immigrants, following which you apply for the PR. When I applied for PR, I remember signing a form that said I pledge that I will be staying in Quebec.

I received my PR in 2014.
Since then, however, I had to move provinces because I could not find a job in Quebec and found one in Ontario. I applied for citizenship after moving provinces.

Does that mean I violated the terms of my PR and therefore they can: 1) refuse me citizenship; 2) withdraw my PR?

Or am I reading too much into this? At what point do these "pledges" to remain in a particular province expire?

 

[PMM]

Hi

Hi everyone,

I was reading about applying for citizenship and it said that the person applying should not have conditional PR.

I have no idea if I do have a conditional PR. How do we know that?

I applied for PR under the Quebec immigration system, which selects its own immigrants, following which you apply for the PR. When I applied for PR, I remember signing a form that said I pledge that I will be staying in Quebec.

I received my PR in 2014.
Since then, however, I had to move provinces because I could not find a job in Quebec and found one in Ontario. I applied for citizenship after moving provinces.

Does that mean I violated the terms of my PR and therefore they can: 1) refuse me citizenship; 2) withdraw my PR?

Or am I reading too much into this? At what point do these "pledges" to remain in a particular province expire?

1. No, Section 6 the mobility clause,in the Canadian constitution means you can move wherever you wish.
2. Conditional PRs these days are usually in the Previous Investor or Entrepreneur class, or in some of the Provincial PNP programs for Investors and Entrepreneurs.

 

[Seym]

http://www.immigration.ca/mobility-...idents-under-provincial-immigration-programs/

 

[ghapama]

Thanks for the replies. The link was also quite helpful. Yeah, I always assumed that there was nothing that could be done once you become PR, but then again, they can always reopen the case and claim that you never intended to reside there.... and therefore your application was fraudulent. so makes me wonder, how soon is too soon, to avoid such an accusation? Probably rare/non-existent at the moment, but it's something that can potentially be done -- there is that loophole. I guess the other thing that made me wonder, is how provinces intend to force their nominees to stay in the province... other than by incentives.

Plus, why make us sign a pledge form? What purpose does it serve?

Good to know that based on how things are, there is not a lot that they can do. I had a panic moment today when thinking about my Citizenship application.

 

[Carmageddon]

Can you please update us on your results?
I an SINP nominated, lived in SK for 6 months, of them worked for 2 before being fired and eventually moving to NS due to a good job offer.

I just want to sleep peacefully knowing there are no cases where we'd have to fight to prove intention to settle... although I am 99% sure when you buy car, enroll kids to school and day care, and even work for 2 months, while wife is going to English classes does meet the "intention to settle" criteria... even if it lasted only 6 months unfortunately (and I liked Saskatoon!)

 

[Joshua1]

I applied for PR under the Quebec immigration system, which selects its own immigrants, following which you apply for the PR. When I applied for PR, I remember signing a form that said I pledge that I will be staying in Quebec.

I studied at a Quebec university and got a CSQ... I moved to ON and landed on the Buffalo/Canada Border. If you were a conditional PR, it would be noted on your CoPR. PRs have full mobility rights within Canada. So, no worries.

Moreover, in regards to those who fall within this category, this is the latest: "April 28, 2017— The Government of Canada has removed the condition that applied to some sponsored spouses or partners of Canadian citizens and permanent residents to live with their sponsor in order to keep their permanent resident status."

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...p/news/notices/elminating-conditional-pr.html

 

[Carmageddon]

If you were a conditional PR, it would be noted on your CoPR

Is that section in COPR where is says Condition:

Line down saying 00: NONE?