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Permanent resident/Refugee status

A permanent resident is someone who has been given permanent resident status by immigrating to Canada, but is not a Canadian citizen. Permanent residents are citizens of other countries.

When refugees resettle in Canada from overseas, they become PRs through the Government-Assisted Refugee Program or the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program.

A person in Canada temporarily, like a student or foreign worker, is not a permanent resident. Source: Gov. of Canada

International student

Non-Canadian students who do not have "permanent resident" status and have had to obtain the authorization of the Canadian government to enter Canada with the intention of pursuing an education. They possess a valid Canadian Study permit. In other words, international students are those who have come to Canada expressly to pursue their education.

Canadian Citizens

You’re likely a Canadian citizen if you: 

- were born in Canada

-applied for and received your Canadian citizenship (became a naturalized citizen)

-One of their legal birth parent was born in Canada or naturalized in Canada before that person’s birth

Source and details: Gov. of Canada