Registrar’s Policies | |||
NAME OF POLICY | Canadian Residence | ||
APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF THE ACT, BY-LAWS AND REGULATIONS and/or PURPOSE | Regulation 4(a), 5(a), 6(a), 7(a), 8(a), 9(a), 10(a), 11(a) By-laws 45(1)(b) and 48(1)(b) | ||
RESPONSIBILITY | Registrar | ||
APPROVED BY | EFFECTIVE | REVIEWED | REVISED |
Registrar | June 28, 2021 | July 2023 | July 7, 2023 |
In this policy:
- “Applicant” means an individual who has applied to the College to be a Patent Agent or Trademark in Training, or an individual who has applied to the College to be a Patent Agent or Trademark Agent;
- “Agent” means an individual registered with the College as a Patent Agent or Trademark Agent;
Policy
The College’s registration program ensures individuals applying to be an Agent in Training, individuals applying to be an Agent, and Agents, as a condition of their ongoing registration, meet the Canadian residence requirement.
For the purposes of meeting the registration requirements, the College will consider a variety of factors indicative of residence. Primary consideration is given to an applicant’s or Agent’s domestic or business address.
If an applicant or Agent does not meet the definition of Canadian residency by means of their domestic or business address, the College will consider their residence status on a case-by-case basis by taking in account of a variety of considerations referred to here as ‘secondary residential ties’.
Procedures
- An applicant or Agent who does not meet the definition of Canadian residency by means of their domestic or business address, will be required to provide to the Registrar supporting documentation demonstrating secondary residential ties , which may include notarized proof of:
- personal property in Canada (such as furniture, clothing, automobiles, and recreational vehicles);
- social ties with Canada (such as memberships in Canadian recreational or religious organizations);
- economic ties with Canada (such as employment with a Canadian employer and active involvement in a Canadian business, and Canadian bank accounts, retirement savings plans, credit cards, and securities accounts);
- landed immigrant status or work permits in Canada;
- hospitalization and medical insurance coverage from a province or territory of Canada;
- a driver’s license from a province or territory of Canada;
- a vehicle registered in a province or territory of Canada;
- a seasonal dwelling place in Canada or a leased dwelling place;
- a Canadian passport;
- memberships in Canadian unions or professional organizations;
- the retention of a Canadian mailing address, post office box, or safety deposit box; and/or
- personal stationery (including business cards) showing a Canadian address.
- The Registrar will consider the evidence submitted by the applicant or Agent to determine if the Canadian residency requirement has been met.
- The Registrar’s decision will be communicated to the applicant or Agent in writing, and instructions will be provided for appealing the decision to the Registration Committee should the Registrar deem the Canadian residence requirement unmet for any reason.