ID for Permanent Residents

In June 2002 Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) introduced a wallet-sized plastic identification card to be used by immigrants to Canada who have permanent resident status but are not yet Canadian citizens. The Permanent Resident Card is also called the PR Card or the Maple Leaf Card.

The new Permanent Resident Card replaces the IMM 1000 document, an awkward paper document with few safety features. Security features of the Permanent Resident Card include: a laser-engraved photograph and signature physical characteristics of permanent resident are printed on front of card an optical stripe, more advanced than the magnetic stripe used on credit cards, contains details from the Confirmation of Permanent Resident form information from optical stripe is encrypted and only accessible to authorized officials to protect the privacy of the cardholder

Starting June 28, 2002, the Permanent Resident Card has been automatically mailed to new permanent residents once they arrive in Canada. If you became a new Canadian permanent resident on or after June 28, 2002 and did not provide a mailing address to Citizenship and Immigration Canada when you entered Canada, you can supply your address to CIC online or by contacting the Permanent Residents Call Centre. You have 180 days after entering Canada to make sure Citizenship and Immigration Canada has your address information. Otherwise you will have to reapply for a Permanent Resident Card, and pay the fee.

Since October 15, 2002, permanent residents already in Canada have been able to apply for a Permanent Resident Card. The card replaces the IMM 1000 document.

The fee for the Permanent Resident Card is $50.00 per applicant. Fees are always subject to change. The Permanent Resident Card is valid for five years.

All Canadian permanent residents coming back by commercial carrier into Canada after traveling, including children, need to use the new Permanent Resident Card. Permanent residents planning on travelling internationally should apply for a PR Card well ahead of their expected departure date to be sure to have their PR card in time. Application Processing Times gives an indication of how long it currently takes to get a PR Card. Please note that these times are estimates only, and it could take longer.

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Protesters, residents clash in Cairo

Protesters clash with loyalists of the ruling military council outside the defence ministry in Cairo on July 23.25 people are admitted to area hospitals, the health ministry spokesman saysAnother 120 were treated on the scene for minor injuries, he addsProtesters were marching to the defense ministry when clashes with residents broke outThey are upset at what they see as the slow pace of reform

Cairo (CNN) -- Protesters and residents clashed in Cairo's Abbasiya neighborhood Saturday, leaving at least two dozen people with injuries serious enough to be taken to area hospitals, a health ministry official said.

Another 120 people were treated on the scene for minor injuries, said Adel Al Aldawi, the health ministry spokesman.

Clashes broke out in Abbasiya as protesters, who have been camped out at Tahrir Square, marched to the defense ministry.

Demonstrators were upset at what they see as the slow pace of reform since onetime Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak was forced from office in February. They also say they want Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, head of Egypt's ruling military council, to resign.

Dozens of ambulances arrived on scene as protesters were attacked by residents and unidentified men wielding swords, sticks and knives. Security forces positioned themselves between the residents and protesters, who fought back with rocks.

"They are Tahrir thugs and my boy is out fighting them," said Mona Ahmed, a local resident, who was searching for her son.

Men in a pickup truck drove into the crowd and began distributing Molotov cocktails. Another man pulled out a gun and shot several rounds into the air.

"Army officers were standing in between thugs orchestrating their attack and taking photos," said Ramy Shath, a protester and member of the January 25 Coalition. "The military started the propaganda war against the protesters labeling us thugs."

The group, named for the day anti-government protests began this year, has said its members will stay in Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square until their demands for change are met.

A new Egyptian Cabinet was sworn in this week -- a move meant to mollify critics -- but the announcement did not go far enough to appease protesters.

Saturday's clashes ended when security forces fired tear gas and demonstrators began walking back to the square. As they marched, they chanted: "The people want to topple the Marshal Tantawi."

The clashes came the same day Egyptians marked the anniversary of their country's 1952 revolution.

Quoting : CNN.com