Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot: Decision on your permanent residence

If you’re approved for permanent residence

Confirmation of permanent residence

If we approve your application for permanent residence, we’ll ask you to send your passport to the processing office so we can issue your permanent resident visa. This visa includes your Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) and, if you need one to enter Canada, an entry visa.

Your COPR will have information about who you are as well as your photograph. Check to make sure it’s correct. It should be the same as the information on your passport. If there is a mistake on your COPR, contact us.

If you’re already in Canada

When we approve your application for permanent residence, we contact you and let you know what to do next. You’ll have to do a short interview with an immigration officer. You have 2 options for your interview:

• make an appointment at one of our offices in Canada
  • this is the best option because you won’t have to leave and re-enter Canada
• go to a Canadian “port of entry” (border crossing) and bring your COPR and your permanent resident visa (if we gave you one)

During the interview, the officer will:

• make sure all your documents are valid
• see if you’re able to financially support yourself and your family members in Canada
• ask you a few questions to make sure you still meet the terms to immigrate to Canada
• confirm your Canadian mailing address, so we can mail your permanent resident card (PR card)

If you change your address or contact information within 180 days of completing your interview, you must tell us.

If you’re currently working in Canada

You may be eligible for a bridging open work permit (BOWP) if you‘re approved in principle for permanent residence.

If you’re eligible, this permit can let you keep working while you wait for a final decision on your permanent residence application.

You can apply for a BOWP any time after you submit proof of your work experience but we won’t process your BOWP application until we determine your work experience meets the requirement.

If you’re outside Canada

When you arrive in Canada, you’ll be greeted by a border services officer (BSO).

When you arrive, you must have:

• a valid passport and/or travel documents
  • Your passport must be a regular, private passport. You can’t immigrate to Canada with a diplomatic, government service or public affairs passport
• a valid permanent resident visa and your COPR
  • The BSO will make sure you’re entering Canada before or on the expiry date shown on your visa (this document cannot be extended)

The BSO will:

• make sure all your documents are valid
• see if you’re able to financially support yourself and your family members in Canada
• ask you a few questions to make sure you still meet the eligibility requirements to immigrate to Canada
• confirm your Canadian mailing address, so we can mail your permanent resident card (PR card)

You won’t be allowed into Canada:

• if you give false or incomplete information or
• if you don’t convince the officer that you meet the conditions to enter Canada

If you meet the requirements, the BSO will allow you to enter Canada as a permanent resident. They will also confirm your Canadian mailing address and have your permanent resident card mailed to you there.

If you change your address or contact information within 180 days of arriving in Canada, you must tell us.

If your permanent residence application is refused

If your application is refused, we send you a letter that tells you why.