Permanent resident (PR) card and PR status

This section provides policy and procedural guidelines to staff concerning all aspects of the PR card and PR status, including:

• issuance, delivery, distribution, expiry and revocation of PR cards
• application requirements, document standards and kits
• enforcement, investigations and quality control
• anti-fraud and quality assurance
• replacement of PR cards reported lost, stolen or destroyed

Related chapters

• ENF 23 – Loss of permanent resident status
• OP 10 – Permanent Residency Status Determination (PDF, 650.3 KB)

PR card and PR status

• Permanent resident status
• Permanent resident card – Departmental policy
• Permanent resident card – Program administration
• Permanent resident card – Renewal, replacement
  • Processing of complex permanent resident card applications referred by the Permanent Resident Card Centre

PR status determination and loss of PR status

• Permanent resident status determination

Voluntary renunciation of PR status

• Voluntary renunciation of permanent resident (PR) status – Department policy
• Voluntary renunciation of permanent resident (PR) status – Processing instructions