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Why did Citizenship and Immigration Canada introduce the Permanent Resident Card?

Citizenship and Immigration Canada introduced the Permanent Resident card to:

increase border security
improve the integrity of the immigration process and
provide holders with secure proof of their permanent residence status when re-entering Canada on a commercial carrier (plane, train, boat and bus).