PR questions?

[Jaymin007]

Do we need to stayed in the same province in which we get our PR? or we can moved to another province after that.

and what if we moved to another province? what are the circumstances we may face ?like not able to apply for citizenship or not able renew PR

 

[MiriamT]

Do we need to stayed in the same province in which we get our PR? or we can moved to another province after that.

and what if we moved to another province? what are the circumstances we may face ?like not able to apply for citizenship or not able renew PR

Please refer to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Mobility Rights (section 6, subsection 2).

"Rights to move and gain livelihood

(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."

Source: http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/const/page-15.html

 

[Highheels35]

Yup Mariamis right .

PR and citizenship is federal; that it is the same for the whole country so it will not effect yur PR or citizenship if u move from one to other province or city.
But health card and driving licences are provincial; meaning rules do changes from one province to another .

 

[Leon]

If you gained your PR through a PNP, some people may tell you that you must live in your PNP province for a certain amount of time, until you get citizenship or possibly even forever but this is not true. There is no law that says that you do. After you get your PR, you are free to leave. However, if you are a PNP applicant, you should not have planned to leave before you land or you might be guilty of misrepresentation since it is the requirement of PNP that you intend to settle in your PNP province.

After moving to another province, your SIN is still valid but you need to inform the health care at your old province that you moved and you need to register for health care in your new province. Your old province health care will cover you while you wait for the new one to kick in. You will also need to exchange your old province drivers license for a new province drivers license of the same class and this will not be a problem either.