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    Arriving to Canada Ontario quarantine

    my father in law arrives to Canada later this month (he has permanent residency) We have a separate basement apartment with kitchen/bathroom etc and we can buy food in advance to allow for 14 day quarantine. His wife lives in that apartment right now. A few questions: I heard they have to be...
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    OHIP eligibility

    my father in law arrived to Canada in march just before COVID, and intended staying 2 weeks before returning back home to actually settle in Canada on November 2020. He ended staying 3 months (return flights all canceled) did apply and received OHIP at the time Around june he did return back...
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    Taxes question

    Would need to do a Tax Return for a 67 year old PR (became PR for tax purposes this year) Any advice on how to prepare? Would simple TurboTax do the trick or is it better to get some advice from tax professional for the first year?
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    Registration for OHIP

    In the OHIP registration form, section B there are these 2 questions: 1) When did you arrive to Ontario? 2) When did you take up permanent residence in Ontario? What is the difference? Does question (1) refers to a landing date?
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    Understanding OHIP requirements

    According to OHIP site: To meet the minimum qualifications you must: be physically in Ontario for 153 days in any 12‑month period be physically in Ontario for at least 153 days of the first 183 days immediately after you began living in the province make Ontario your primary home How to...
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    How long is it possible to be absent from Canada

    My mother in law (who is sponsored PR) landed July 2017, stayed in Canada until end of October 2017 and then left Canada until this month (Feb-2019) upon arrival the border officer said that she is not allowed to be absent from Canada for more than a year and shouldn't do it again or she looses...
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    Sponsoring only one parent

    Is it possible to sponsor only one parent? Can it be done if they are married, or should they be divorced? What about medical checks are they necessary for both?
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    Keeping PR

    Is there an official Permanent residence calculator for 2/5 years? Also can one apply for PR extension if he is not currently present in Canada but did live here for 2 out of last 5 years?
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    PR requirement for Parents

    A general question is the PR renewal requirement is still 2/5 years in Canada? If one parent meets the 3/5 requirement for citizenship while the other parent is borderline 2/5 for PR renewal Is it possible for one parent to apply for citizenship and once granted the second parent would not...
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    importing prescription drug

    My parents are visiting (non Canadian residents) and use a prescription drugs. They want to extend their stay for another 2 weeks. The problem is that 1 prescription drug going to end in middle of that period Is there a way to mail the drug (prescribed to non resident in another country)? What...
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    Printing physical presence calculator

    When trying to print the online physical presence calculator page. it seems that absence #5 is cut in middle of page (so upper part of the text is page 1, while lower part of test is page 2) Anybody faced this issue? Any way to fix that?
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    Confused about question 6A vs 6B in citizenship application

    Question 6A Write the date when you became a permanent resident (landed immigrant). This one is very clear and specific Question 6B Write the date when you first came to Canada to live. When does 6B apply? If I'm a landed immigrant and never been to Canada before the landing date. Is this...
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    citizenship application question 3B

    For question 3B "Request for a different name" If I don't wish the name changed. should I leave the answer blank? or do I copy the same exact name from 3A
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    Family or Individual application

    I need to apply for citizenship for myself and my wife Is there a difference between family and individual applications for each of us? specifically will it raise potential for RQ if we submit requests separately?
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    Renewing PR card

    Is the physical presence calculator for new PR card is the same one as for citizenship?
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    citizenship test question

    Me and my wife going to submit citizenship application soon Since we are submitting together. does it necessarily mean we get test invitation together? Can we split the invitation to different days? Also where the citizenship exam locations usually are?
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    Passport expiration date when applying for citizenship

    I'm eligible to apply for Canadian citizenship and want to apply some time next month or August My original passport is expiring this July. Does this makes any difference in my application? Should I renew my passport before I apply for Canadian citizenship? I don't intent to travel soon so I...