r. 56 Regulation 56

(1)[Repealed, SOR/2008-188, s. 1]

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• (viii)[Repealed, SOR/2008-188, s. 1]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• (b)[Repealed, SOR/2008-188, s. 1]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, or
• (iii)refugee travel papers issued in Canada to the applicant by the Minister;
• (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• (ii)[Repealed, SOR/2008-188, s. 1]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]