Section 46 — Immigration and Refugee Protection Act: Permanent resident

A person loses permanent resident status when they become a Canadian citizen; on a final determination of a decision made outside of Canada that they have failed to comply with the residency obligation under section 28; when a removal order made against them comes into force; on a final determination under subsection 108(2) that their refugee protection has ceased for any of the reasons described in paragraphs 108(1)(a) to (d); on a final determination under section 109 to vacate a decision to allow their claim for refugee protection or a final determination to vacate a decision to allow their application for protection; or on approval by an officer of their application to renounce their permanent resident status. A person who loses their permanent resident status under paragraph (1)(e) becomes a temporary resident for a period of six months unless they make their application to renounce their permanent resident status at a port of entry or are not physically present in Canada on the day on which their application is approved. A person becomes a permanent resident if he or she ceases to be a citizen under paragraph 10(1)(a) of the Citizenship Act , as it read immediately before the coming into force of section 8 of the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act , other than in the circumstances set out in subsection 10(2) of the Citizenship Act , as it read immediately before that coming into force; subsection 10(1) of the Citizenship Act , other than in the circumstances set out in section 10.2 of that Act; or subsection 10.1(3) of the Citizenship Act , other than in the circumstances set out in section 10.2 of that Act.