{"id":35365,"date":"2023-02-09T14:36:40","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T19:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/?post_type=cu_description&#038;p=35365"},"modified":"2026-06-17T09:09:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:09:29","slug":"when-how-can-i-apply-for-permanent-residence-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"cu_description","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/description\/when-how-can-i-apply-for-permanent-residence-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"When \/ how can I apply for Permanent Residence in Canada?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p class=\"xmsonormal wp-block-paragraph\">Canada has multiple permanent residence programs and each has detailed eligibility requirements. Many have competitive selection processes. There are frequent changes to the programs and occasionally new programs are created.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"xmsonormal wp-block-paragraph\">Most international students won\u2019t become eligible for any PR program until following graduation. For students who wish to remain in Canada while pursuing their PR options, it\u2019s important to maintain valid temporary resident status at all times until PR status is confirmed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"xmsonormal wp-block-paragraph\">The GO-ISSO cannot offer one-on-one coaching, assessment, or advice on<span class=\"contentpasted0\">\u00a0<\/span>permanent<span class=\"contentpasted0\">\u00a0<\/span>resident<span class=\"contentpasted0\">\u00a0<\/span>issues. However, we do provide opportunities to learn and ask questions.<span class=\"contentpasted0\">\u00a0<\/span>A PR Pathways information session is offered each school term. Events are listed on the<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a cu_people_job_title=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/events-2\/\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/events-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GO-<\/a><a cu_people_job_title=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/events-2\/\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/events-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ISSO Events Calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students may also self-enrol in the GO-<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/immigration-support\/online-learning-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ISSO\u2019s Brightspace Course <em>PR Pathways for International Students<\/em><\/a> . This course provides an overview of basic concepts, Express Entry, and the OINP graduate streams, as well as answers to a number of Frequently Asked Questions about transitioning to permanent residence after graduation from Carleton.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_description_type":[182],"class_list":["post-35365","cu_description","type-cu_description","status-publish","hentry","cu_description_type-canadian-permanent-residence"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_description\/35365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_description"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_description"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_description\/35365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44739,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_description\/35365\/revisions\/44739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_description_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_description_type?post=35365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}