Originally Posted by Brown Cow
Landed immigrant is the equivalent to a green card. It allows you to do everything that a citizen can except vote and hold a public position, ie. police, principal, judge, etc.
Close, but not exactly true. Landed Immigrant status in Canada makes you a Perminant Resident, and does in fact give you the right to vote in
most elections and hold public positions, with the exception of a Mountie (RCMP), or positions in agencies like CSIS (the Canadian CIA) that require exposure to super sensitive information. But yes, you can get a municipal policing position or a teaching postion on the public payroll.
Also, assuming you are a US Citizen, you enjoy the NAFTA Category transfer benefit. Basically show up at a border station with a letter of offer from a Canadian employer (on letterhead of course), and you are granted a Visa allowing you to work and live in Canada for the employer that made you the offer.
Here's a link to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), with a good amount of information -
www.cic.gc.ca
Good luck....