<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The permanent resident card (PR card; French: carte de résident permanent) is an identification document for non-citizen permanent residents of Canada . It is the primary method by which Canadian permanent residents can prove their status and is the only document that allows permanent residents to return to Canada by air . </P> <P> It is a more secure replacement for the paper IMM 1000 form previously used to identify permanent residents, and was first proposed in 2001 (originally named the "Maple Leaf card") as part of the Canadian government's overhaul of immigration and security laws following the September 11 attacks in the United States . After the 2001 passage of the new Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the first PR cards were distributed on 28 June 2002 . </P>

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