Next Immigration offers services regarding the "Permanent Resident Card" that includes serving anyone who does not have a card or whose existing card has expired, was lost or stolen. Our services are fast, secure and convinient. We will be your representative from start to end and will deal with the government on your behalf.

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The Permanent Resident Card is the official proof of your status as a permanent resident in Canada. This wallet-sized plastic card is required for all permanent residents of Canada seeking to re-enter Canada on a commercial carrier (airplane, boat, train or bus).

What permanent residents can do

As a permanent resident, you and your dependants have the right:

• To receive most social benefits that Canadian citizens receive, including health care coverage.
• To live, work or study anywhere in Canada.
• To apply for Canadian citizenship.
• To protection under Canadian law and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

You must pay taxes, and respect all Canadian laws at the federal, provincial and municipal levels.

What permanent residents cannot do

As a permanent resident, you and your dependants cannot:

• Vote or run for political office.
• Hold certain jobs that have a high-level security clearance requirement.
• Remain in Canada if you are convicted of a serious criminal offence and have been told to leave the country.

Keeping your permanent resident status

Your permanent resident status allows you to live in Canada, but there is also a time limit on how long you can live outside the country. To keep your status as a permanent resident, you must live in Canada for at least two years within a five-year period.

There are several ways you could lose your permanent resident status:

A permanent resident who does not meet their residency obligations could lose permanent resident status.
If convicted of a serious crime, a permanent resident may be deported from Canada.

When you become a Canadian citizen, you are no longer a permanent resident.