Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

56 (1) [Repealed, SOR/2008-188, s. 1]

Marginal note:Application for a card

(2) An application for a permanent resident card must be made in Canada and include

• (a) an application form that contains the following information, namely,

  • (i) the applicant’s name and date and place of birth,

  • (ii) the applicant’s gender, height and eye colour,

  • (iii) the date on which and the place where the applicant became a permanent resident,

  • (iv) the applicant’s mailing address,

  • (v) the addresses of all of the applicant’s places of residence during the previous five years,

  • (vi) the names and addresses of the applicant’s employers and educational institutions attended, during the previous five years,

  • (vii) the periods during the previous five years that the applicant was absent from Canada,

  • (viii) [Repealed, SOR/2008-188, s. 1]

  • (ix) whether a report under subsection 44(1) of the Act has been made in respect of the applicant or whether a decision was made outside of Canada that they have failed to comply with the residency obligation under section 28 of the Act, and

  • (x) whether the applicant has lost their permanent resident status or has been issued a removal order;

• (b) [Repealed, SOR/2008-188, s. 1]

• (c) a copy of

  • (i) any document described in paragraphs 50(1)(a) to (h) — or, if the applicant does not hold one of those documents, any document described in paragraphs 178(1)(a) and (b) — that is currently held by the applicant or was held by the applicant at the time they became a permanent resident,

  • (ii) a certificate of identity issued in Canada to the applicant by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, or

  • (iii) refugee travel papers issued in Canada to the applicant by the Minister of Foreign Affairs;

• (d) a copy of

  • (i) the form IMM1000, entitled “Record of Landing”, held by the applicant,

  • (ii) a provincial driver’s license held by the applicant,

  • (iii) a photo-identity card held by the applicant and issued by a province,

  • (iv) a student card held by the applicant and issued by a provincially accredited college or university, or

  • (v) the most recent notice of assessment within the meaning of the Income Tax Act received in relation to the applicant’s income tax return; and

• (e) two identical photographs that

  • (i) were taken not more than 12 months before the application was made,

  • (ii) [Repealed, SOR/2008-188, s. 1]

  • (iii) are in black and white or colour on paper,

  • (iv) show a full front view of the applicant’s head and shoulders and have a white background,

  • (v) have a view of the applicant’s head that is at least 25 mm (one inch) and at most 35 mm (1.375 inches) in length,

  • (vi) show the applicant’s face unobscured by sunglasses or any other object, and

  • (vii) have a dimension of 35 mm (1.375 inches) by 45 mm (1.75 inches).

(3) [Repealed, SOR/2008-188, s. 1]