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IRPRPART 5 Permanent ResidentsDIVISION 6 Permanent Resident Visa
r.70

Issuance

🍁 In Simple Terms

You will be issued a permanent resident visa if you've properly applied as a member of an eligible immigration class, are coming to Canada to establish permanent residence, actually qualify for that class, meet all selection criteria, and are not inadmissible. All conditions must be met — failing even one means the visa will not be issued.

Affects: Foreign nationals and permanent residents in Canada
Legal Text — IRPR Regulation 70

(1)70 (1) An officer shall issue a permanent resident visa to a foreign national if, following an examination, it is established that

(2)(2) The classes are

(3)(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(d), the selection criterion for a foreign national who intends to reside in the Province of Quebec as a permanent resident and is not a member of the family class is met by evidence that the competent authority of that Province is of the opinion that the foreign national complies with the provincial selection criteria.

(4)(4) A foreign national who is an accompanying family member of a foreign national who is issued a permanent resident visa shall be issued a permanent resident visa if, following an examination, it is established that

(5)(5) If a permanent resident visa is not issued to a child as an accompanying family member of a foreign national or the foreign national’s spouse or common-law partner, a permanent resident visa shall not be issued to a child of that child as an accompanying family member of the foreign national.

In Practice
Official Source: Justice Canada — IRPR r. 70 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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