Traveling while your PR is being processed
This is the highest-anxiety topic in newcomer travel.
- Maintained status is lost when you leave.
- Pending PR does not grant re-entry.
- Check expiry dates before you leave.
Flying inside Canada: what ID do you actually need?
Domestic flights have no passport control.
- Foreign passport accepted.
- No PR card needed domestically.
- COPR plus photo ID.
Leaving Canada: the rules that travel with you
Leisure travelers: the first two points are all you need.
- The 730-day rule.
- Citizenship's 1,095 days.
- OAS and time abroad.
- Tax residency.
The US transit trap
Connecting through an American airport is entering the United States.
- Many nationalities need a US visa to transit.
- Check your itinerary before booking.
- Canada's own transit rules.
Travel insurance when you're new
Provincial health coverage does not follow you abroad.
- Waiting periods.
- Outside Canada, almost nothing is covered.
- Super visa $100k requirement.
Before every trip Documents expire, rules change.