From the date of login, every Canadian permanent resident will have a "Maple Leaf Card". This card is a symbol of permanent resident status in Canada and is also a legal immigration visa for free entry into Canada during the validity period.

Under Canadian immigration laws, the Canadian maple leaf card is valid for five years from the date of issuance. All Canadian permanent residents must stay in Canada for 730 days. Those who hold a maple leaf card must accumulate for two years within the validity period of the card. As long as they do not become citizens, they must always fulfill this residence obligation. Whether you apply for a maple leaf card for the first time or reapply for a second maple leaf card after the next five years, you must pass the "residence test". Any person with permanent residence status in Canada must meet his or her residence obligation for 730 days during any five years. Under the Canadian new immigration law, the above is that after immigrants are allowed to come to Canada, they must live for two years within five years, otherwise their immigration status will be cancelled.

To promote reading and understanding, relevant Canadian laws are broken down here under the Canadian New Immigration Law and the latest official policies. One of the main changes is the implementation of permanent residents' residence obligations and maple leaf card systems, which are reflected in the following aspects:

First: The maple leaf card is an immigration visa, a pass for Canadian permanent residents to return to Canada after leaving the Canadian border (the maple leaf card is a visa, but it is an immigration visa), and is a proof of identity, usually called the "Canada" green card. The identity document for early permanent residents was an immigration document that later evolved into an immigration identity confirmation document. According to relevant Canadian policies, permanent residents will be issued uniformly because paper documents are easy to forge.

Second: Maple Leaf Card and login paper are the two main identity certificates for permanent residents in Canada.

Third: When Canadian permanent residents travel abroad in Canada and return to Canada by commercial transportation (such as ships, trains, planes, buses, rents), they must present this "maple leaf card" to Canadian customs personnel before entering the country Legally.

Fourth: The Maple Leaf Card contains all the data required for permanent resident status (including the time you live in Canada) and can only be read by authorized officials. It will not be used as tracking cardholders. activities, so they have the function of protecting cardholders' privacy.

Fifth: Each maple leaf card is valid for 5 years, and a new maple leaf card must be issued after five years;

Sixth: The condition for reissueing the maple leaf card is that "you must live for two years within five years (730 days in total)". At the same time, permanent residents must submit an application for a new Canadian maple leaf card (that is, you must apply in Canada outside of Canada Submit an application later.

Seventh: If you live in less than two years within five years, you will not qualify for reissueing the maple leaf card;

8: Once you cannot get a valid maple leaf card, it means you will not be able to enter Canada normally.

Ninth: If you do not live for two years within five years, the Immigration Act stipulates the following three exceptions, as follows:

1) Living in Canada with family members of Canadian citizenship;

2) Full-time employees sent overseas by Canadian companies or Canadian official civil servants;

3) Family members with permanent residence are dispatched as full-time employees by Canadian companies or overseas as official Canadian public officials, in which case they live with their families abroad.