As part of new initiatives intended to counteract delays imposed
by anti-coronavirus measures, Canada's immigration minister,
Marco Mendicino, has announced that IRCC will be enabling permanent
resident landings via online portal. Previously, these landings
required an in-person interview, at which new permanent residents
were required to confirm they are in Canada, confirm their address,
and submit a recent photo which would be used to make their PR
card. PRs arriving to Canada would need to get their landing
documentation at the airport or port of entry. Those who were in
Canada would have needed to flagpole in order to exit and re-enter
Canada to get their PR landing process initiated. Travel
restrictions imposed by the pandemic have stalled this process.
Now, thanks to the portal, all of this can be done easily and
efficiently online.
