Temporary residency in Canada

In <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a>, temporary residency applies to those who are not <a href="/facts/Canadians/9y5ceYgk">Canadian citizens</a> but are legally in Canada for a temporary purpose, including <a href="/facts/International_student/hN9335EI">international students</a>, <a href="/facts/Foreign_worker/wfuSn1Cr">foreign workers</a>, and <a href="/facts/Tourist/x47vNhHj">tourists</a>.
Whereas "<a href="/facts/Permanent_residency_in_Canada/lblbvAM3">Permanent Residence</a>" (PR) is a requirement for <a href="/facts/Canadian_nationality_law/TsAdCVjC">Canadian citizenship</a>, <a href="/facts/Temporary_residency/34uIzjj1">temporary residency</a> has little to do with citizenship, in that one cannot go from temporary resident to citizen without first going through another program. More specifically, the classes of Temporary Resident Documents under IMM1442 are as follows:

<ul><li>Temporary Student — study permit (also IMM1208),</li>
<li>Temporary Worker — <a href="/facts/Work_permit/eagfvVVN">work permit</a> (also IMM 1102),</li>
<li>Temporary Visitor — visitor record (also IMM 1097),</li>
<li>Temporary Resident Permit holder who require the permit to overcome inadmissibility issues</li></ul>
Some foreign nationals require a Temporary Resident Visa (French: visa de résident temporaire) to visit Canada.
It is against Canadian federal law to bring in temporary foreign workers if Canadian workers are available. For an employer to hire a foreign worker or to allow a foreign worker to in Canada, they may need obtain a <a href="/facts/Labour_Market_Impact_Assessment/bFYHy2yo">Labour Market Impact Assessment</a> (LMIA). A positive LMIA or a confirmation letter grants permission to the employer who proves that there is a need for a foreign worker to fill the job as no Canadian worker is available and that such hiring will not negatively impact the Canadian labour market.

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Temporary residency in Canada