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| Lifestyle Kit Index > Entering Canada | |
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 ARE YOU COMING AS A PERMANENT RESIDENT (IMMIGRANT)? |
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Procedures for persons wishing to live in Québec Permanent Resident - designates the person who has obtained authorization to enter and live in Canada as a new comer, but who has not yet acquired a Canadian citizenship. When it comes to immigration matters, Canada and Québec share responsibilities for immigrants wanting to live in Québec; Québec oversees the selection of candidates, and Canada authorizes their admission. To obtain a visa, you must first obtain a Certificate of Selection from Québec (CSQ). This involves:
Applications are taken on a first come, first served basis. It will take at least six months, and may even require 12 months before obtaining your visa. Québec’s foreign immigration offices are located in Brussels, Paris, Vienna, New York, Mexico, Damascus and Hong Kong. For information on immigration procedures for Québec call: (514) 864-9191 or visit their website at www.mrci.gouv.qc.ca For information on immigration procedures for Canada call: (514) 496-1010 or visit their website at http://cicnet.ci.gc.ca |
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Customs Regulations for Permanent Residents(Immigrants): As a permanent resident you are allowed to bring with you the following articles duty free:
All imported vehicles less than 15 years old must comply with the Exhaust and Pollution Control standards. The majority of new vehicles manufactured with American standards do not conform to Canadian pollution control standards. Should you wish to import a vehicle, you must ensure that these standards are adhered to, and the vehicle must carry a sticker confirming this. For more information, contact: Telephone (613) 998-2174 or visit the Transport Canada website at www.tc.gc.ca Transport Canada National Security 13th floor, Tower A Place de Ville Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N5 Canada has strict rules concerning fire arms. Contact the above address to obtain the Importing of Offensive Weapons form. |
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| OBTAINING CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP |
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Once you have been legally admitted to Canada as a permanent resident and you have lived in Canada for three of the four years following your request, you are eligible for Canadian citizenship. You should speak English or French well enough to hold a conversation. Adults over 18 will be given a written exam or an interview by a citizenship judge. Documents Required:
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| Temporary Resident - designates the person who has obtained authorization to enter Canada with a temporary work permit and authorization to work for a particular company, for a limited time. The members of the individual’s family are also admitted but cannot work. Work Permit - document given by an Immigration agent responsible for visas, authorizing the person to work temporarily in Canada. In order to work in Canada (Québec) as a temporary resident for a limited period of time, you must have a valid job offer. It will be necessary, before entering the country, to obtain a temporary work permit from Immigration Canada, which is obtained from a Canadian Immigration office outside of Canada. In some cases a validation certificate from Human Resources Canada, is required before you can obtain your temporary work permit. This certificate will be obtained by your future employer. Remember, when entering with a temporary work permit, your spouse might be entitled to one too although she needs a job offer as well as a job validation. If you send your family members to school, they will require a “Certificate d’Acceptation” from Québec (CAQ), and a student authorization from Immigration Canada. First of all, you need to obtain the certificate d’Acceptation from Ministre des Relations avec les citoyens et de l’Immigration (MRCI). Telephone number: (514) 864-9191. For your children, the student visa can be obtained once in Canada. To obtain the student authorization, you must send a request to Immigration Canada, Vegreville( Alberta) processing centre. 496-1010 If you are a citizen of a country for which Canada requires a visitors visa, you must obtain these from Canadian immigration officials for you and your family before you leave. Under NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement), temporary entry of residents of member countries -Canada, United States, Mexico is permitted, for business persons and their family, under various categories such as, business visitor, professional, intra--company transferee, traders & investors. In these cases, a temporary residency visa is obtained at the point of entry. |
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| CUSTOMS FOR TEMPORARY RESIDENTS |
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When entering Canada, you will declare your personal and domestic articles such as furniture, glasses, dishes, small appliances and motor vehicles, under the following conditions:
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Regional Customs Office 400 Place d’Youville Montréal, QC H2Y 2C2 |
telephone (514) 283-9900 or (506) 636-5064 www.revcan.ca |
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Have the following documents on your person. Do not carry them in your suitcase.
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you have a temporary work permit, you must have on your person, documentation
to prove the relationship with your spouse and children (marriage
or birth certificates).If you are an American and are moving to Canada as a temporary resident, under the NAFTA provisions, you will need to present at the border:
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