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OPINION: Five things I wish I had known before I moved to Canada as a permanent resident

Posted on: December 29, 2025

 I moved to Canada as a permanent resident (PR) at the beginning of 2022.

There are plenty of advantages to coming to Canada with PR status. PRs can live, work, or study anywhere in the country, access many of the same social benefits as Canadian citizens, and—if they meet eligibility requirements—eventually apply for Canadian citizenship.

And yet, even with all that stability, I still learned a few lessons the hard way. Looking back, here are five things I wish I’d known before I moved to the Great White North.

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