Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA): Most temporary workers require positive or neutral LMIA before they can apply for a work permit. The LMIA is issued by Economic and Social Development Canada (ESDC), a federal department. It is an opinion that permits an officer to evaluate the impact that a permanent job to a foreign worker will have on the Canadian economy. Several factors including remunerations, condition of work, skills and knowledge transfer, availability of Canadian citizens and permanent residents to do the work, are considered when the application is being reviewed. A positive LMIA means that, hiring a foreign worker will have useful impact on the Canadian labour market.
PR Card Renewals
A PR can renew their card when it expires. They can also replace the card when it is lost.
PRTD
Permanent Resident Travel Documents (PRTD): In cases where a permanent resident has lost their card and they are outside Canada, they can have PRTD processed for them to come to Canada.
Citizenship
A PR can transmute into a citizen after a specific period, meeting the residency obligation and eligibility. An application for grant of citizenship must be submitted to become a citizen. A child born to a Canadian citizen can also become a Canadian citizen jus sanguinis. Also, a child born in Canada or inside a carriage (plane or ship) already in the Canadian air or waters is a Canadian citizen jus sanguinis.
