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Protected Person Permanent Residence

CanadaLong-term residence

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

Permanent residence from within Canada for a person determined to be a Protected Person by the IRB or IRCC.

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  • Who is considered a Protected Person
    If the IRB determined you to be a person in need of protection or a Convention refugee or if you received a positive decision on your Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA) from IRCC, you are a Protected Person and may apply for permanent residence with this application.

What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

There is no ordinary accumulated-residence period: a Protected Person can apply after being notified of protected status, unless subject to the Designated Foreign National waiting rule of at least 5 and up to 6 years.

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  • When must I apply
    You can apply for permanent residence anytime after being notified by the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) or by IRCC that you are a Protected Person, unless you have been named as a Designated Foreign National (DFN).
  • Designated Foreign National
    DFNs are not eligible to apply for permanent resident status for a period of at least five years, to a maximum of six years for all types of applications for permanent residence.

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

This route is status-based rather than residence-credit based: the qualifying trigger is an IRB or IRCC determination that the applicant is a Protected Person or Protected Temporary Resident.

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Limits of the record
  • No official residence-credit categories are stated for this route because it is not based on accumulated residence.
  • Eligibility
    You are eligible to apply if the IRB or IRCC has determined that you are a Protected Person or a Protected Temporary Resident

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm absence or continuity rules for this status.

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Limits of the record
  • The route guide establishes a protected-status trigger but no ordinary residence-accumulation/absence rule.
  • When must I apply
    You can apply for permanent residence anytime after being notified by the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) or by IRCC that you are a Protected Person, unless you have been named as a Designated Foreign National (DFN).

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

All family members must be listed on the permanent-residence application, and the applicant may choose whether they are processed for permanent residence. The official source does not state other conditions or renewal, retention or loss rules.

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  • Family members
    All of your family members must be listed on your application. You may choose whether they are to be processed for permanent residence.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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