<P> While the PR Card was introduced to facilitate ease of travel for permanent residents, it can also be used as a convenient method of proving status to government authorities, employers and schools . </P> <P> In January 2015 the Government of Canada opened a new program to apply for Permanent Residence named "Express Entry". It replaced the existing model for almost all Economic immigrants (whereby applicants were granted residency on a' first come, first served' basis) and gave priority to those most likely to succeed economically in Canada . It achieves this by assigning weight to factors such as age, education, work experience, and skills . Some provincial nominees, Quebec applicants and all non-economic immigrants still apply using a paper - based system . </P> <P> The term "landed immigrant" (French: immigrant reçu) is an old classification for a person who has been admitted to Canada as a non-Canadian citizen permanent resident . The current official classification for such a person is simply "permanent resident". The term "Landed immigrant" has been in use for so long that it is still (15 years later) part of the Canadian vocabulary and still appears in some government publications and forms . </P> <P> To become a landed immigrant from outside Canada, one had to legally enter Canada, or "land", at one of the designated ports of entry . Upon entry the immigrant's passport was be stamped with the words "Immigrant Landed". Once the immigrant had landed, an IMM 1000 form (Record of Landing or Confirmation of Permanent Residence) was be given to provide an official record of landed status . </P>

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