Mobility of the Immigrant - Permanent Residents and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is oneper this section, all the Canadian citizens and the
part of the Canadian Constitution. Since the Charter ispermanent residents have the right to travel within
part of the Constitution, the laws that limit theCanada and work for a living in any of the provinces
Charter rights may be invalid. It also means that thein the country.
laws which complement the charter rights are valid.The question of mobility becomes an important
This makes the Charter among one of the mostfactor especially in case of the Canada Permanent
important referred documents in Canada.Resident Visa applications approved under the
A Constitution is a set of laws containing the basicProvincial Nominee Programs (PNP) for immigration.
rules about how our country operates like powers ofHowever, caution is required of the resident status
federal and provincial Governments and related areas.holders who have given some money deposits to the
The Charter sets out those rights and freedoms thatprovincial Governments as part of the visa selection
the Canadians believe are necessary in a free and aprocess. If they decide to settle down in another
democratic society. These include the freedom ofstate and not the one that is issued to them in the
expression, the right to a democratic governmentselection certificate while they may be able to retain
and the right to live and to seek employmentthe residency status citing the charter rights; they
anywhere in Canada and other related areas.may loose the deposit given to the provincial
Generally, any person in Canada, whether a CanadianGovernment. The deposit agreement terms normally
citizen, a permanent resident living for a long time orrequire the holder to stay in the same province or
a just landed Permanent resident, having gonethe state for certain duration and also meet the
through the Immigration process- all of them haveother conditions of issuance mentioned in the
the rights and freedoms contained in the Charter.selection certificate.
The rights to mobility within and outside Canada areThe applicants for Canada Immigration Visas should
defined by section (6) of the charter. Mobility rights intake comfort under the mobility rights offered under
Canada are defined as the system of moving in andthe charter and should accordingly decide on their
out of the country and within the country itself. Assettlement and relocation plans within Canada.