As of December 31, 2003, permanent residents returning to Canada without a valid PR card will not be permitted to board their carrier. They will have to contact the nearest Canadian visa office to obtain a limited use travel document to re-enter Canada at a cost of $50 for each one.
The PR card increases Canada’s border security by improving the integrity of the immigration process. It also provides cardholders with secure, convenient proof of their permanent resident status when re-entering Canada.
Safe, secure and confidential
The PR card protects the privacy of the cardholder:
• Only non-secure information is printed on the card
• Personal information from the IMM 1000 Record of Landing document is encoded and accessible only to authorized officials
The PR card includes state-of-the-art security features:
•  Laser-engraved photograph and signature
•  Micro-text printing
•  Tactile lettering
•  Ultra-violet images
The PR card helps to combat illegal entry into Canada:
•  It is highly resistant to tampering and illegal duplication
•  It provides transportation officials with a more effective means of identifying people with permanent resident status in Canada

Learn more about the PR card in this section. If you do not find the information you are looking for and you are calling from Canada, feel free to contact the PR Card Call Centre.

Honda to make light trucks in Canada
TORONTO, Jan. 4 /CNW/ - Honda Canada Inc. today announced that it would continue to be the lead plant in Honda's expansion into the light truck market. The Honda manufacturing facility in Alliston, Ontario, has been selected to build a new and innovative sports utility truck. Since the opening of the second facility in September of 1998, Honda of Canada Mfg. has been
the lead facility for Honda's entry into the light truck business.
"Honda of Canada Manufacturing produced the benchmark Odyssey minivan in 1998, and this was followed by the Acura MDX sports utility vehicle in 2000," said Shigeru Takagi, President and CEO of Honda Canada Inc. "Today's announcement of production of the all-new sports utility truck further reinforces the 'Spirited Independence' of Honda and its Associates in
Canada," said Takagi.
Honda's manufacturing facilities in Canada have allowed Honda to move into new market segments while fulfilling a global mandate. Products from this facility are exported to over 10 countries including the United States, Japan and Australia.
"Honda's flexible manufacturing capacity and the ability of our Associates to launch four unique light truck products has also provided us with the opportunity to share our Canadian expertise with Associates of other North American facilities," said Takagi.
"We welcome Honda's decision to build this new sports utility truck in Canada," said Lucienne Robillard, Minister of Industry. "Honda's decision attests to the quality of its employees in Alliston, and reaffirms that Canada has what it takes to attract new automotive investment."
"Honda's decision to build its new sports utility truck is tremendous news for the people of Alliston and all of Ontario," said Joseph Cordiano, Ontario's Minister of Economic Development and Trade. "Our government congratulates Honda on its new model. Their decision to build its newest product at the Alliston plant demonstrates the company's strong confidence in Ontario as a great place to do business."
Production of the Honda sports utility truck will commence early in 2005.
This vehicle was designed to meet the changing tastes of consumers purchasing trucks to accommodate their active, outdoor-oriented lifestyles. Taking advantage of its unibody underpinnings, the Honda SUT combines the utility of an open cargo bed with interior space and functionality associated with an SUV.
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/January2004/04/c7467.html
TORONTO, Jan. 4 /CNW/ - Honda Canada Inc. today announced that it would continue to be the lead plant in Honda's expansion into the light truck market. The Honda manufacturing facility in Alliston, Ontario, has been selected to build a new and innovative sports utility truck. Since the opening of the second facility in September of 1998, Honda of Canada Mfg. has been
the lead facility for Honda's entry into the light truck business.
"Honda of Canada Manufacturing produced the benchmark Odyssey minivan in 1998, and this was followed by the Acura MDX sports utility vehicle in 2000," said Shigeru Takagi, President and CEO of Honda Canada Inc. "Today's announcement of production of the all-new sports utility truck further reinforces the 'Spirited Independence' of Honda and its Associates in
Canada," said Takagi.
Honda's manufacturing facilities in Canada have allowed Honda to move into new market segments while fulfilling a global mandate. Products from this facility are exported to over 10 countries including the United States, Japan and Australia.
"Honda's flexible manufacturing capacity and the ability of our Associates to launch four unique light truck products has also provided us with the opportunity to share our Canadian expertise with Associates of other North American facilities," said Takagi.
"We welcome Honda's decision to build this new sports utility truck in Canada," said Lucienne Robillard, Minister of Industry. "Honda's decision attests to the quality of its employees in Alliston, and reaffirms that Canada has what it takes to attract new automotive investment."
"Honda's decision to build its new sports utility truck is tremendous news for the people of Alliston and all of Ontario," said Joseph Cordiano, Ontario's Minister of Economic Development and Trade. "Our government congratulates Honda on its new model. Their decision to build its newest product at the Alliston plant demonstrates the company's strong confidence in Ontario as a great place to do business."
Production of the Honda sports utility truck will commence early in 2005.
This vehicle was designed to meet the changing tastes of consumers purchasing trucks to accommodate their active, outdoor-oriented lifestyles. Taking advantage of its unibody underpinnings, the Honda SUT combines the utility of an open cargo bed with interior space and functionality associated with an SUV.
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/January2004/04/c7467.html