Call the CIC number below and they will arrange an appointment at you local Immigration Office.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2008/ob076.asp
Regulatory Changes
R74, R85.4, R86(3), R86(4) and R87(7), which were related to obtaining status, have been repealed and replaced by a new general provision (see below). R87.8, which provided for the granting of Canadian permanent residence to work permit holders, has also been repealed.
A new section, R71.1, has been created and states that:
A foreign national who is a member of a class referred to in subsection 70(2) and is outside Canada must, to become a permanent resident, present their permanent resident visa to an officer at a port of entry;
A foreign national who is a member of a class referred to in paragraph 70(2)(a) or (b) and who is a temporary resident in Canada must, to become a permanent resident, present their permanent resident visa to an officer at a port of entry
or at an office of the Department in Canada.
The above regulatory changes mean that clients in Canada with valid temporary resident status may:
contact the Call Centre to request an appointment at a local CIC office, with their family members, if applicable, to be granted permanent resident status at that location; or
leave Canada and obtain permanent residence upon re-entry to Canada at a POE.
The template letters that accompany visas must be amended by missions to include the following paragraph:
Please note that if you are already in Canada and have valid temporary resident status, you now have the option of obtaining your permanent resident status in Canada as opposed to leaving Canada and re-entering at a port of entry. Please contact
CIC’s Call Centre at 1-888-242-2100 as soon as possible to arrange an appointment with the nearest Citizenship and Immigration office to your place of residence. (You cannot call this number if you are outside Canada.)
The local office can be found here: http://www.yellowpages.ca/bus/Quebec/Montreal/CIC-MA/5977815.html
