Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations
Last verified: June 2026 · Source: justice.gc.ca
60 A permanent resident card is revoked if
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Each of these is its own section of the Regulations, numbered after section 60.
What that means
When you apply for a PR card or a travel document, the Minister can ask for your Social Insurance Number. The number is used to check whether you met the residency obligation. It can go to the Canada Revenue Agency for that single check, but only where the two have an arrangement in place. It is not a tax audit.
The law says
(1)The Minister may collect the social insurance number of a permanent resident card applicant or a travel document applicant to verify that the applicant has complied with the obligation set out in section 28 of the Act.
Disclosure of social insurance number
(2)The Minister may disclose the social insurance number of the applicant to the Canada Revenue Agency for the purpose set out in subsection (1) if the Minister has entered into an arrangement with the Agency for the disclosure of that information.