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If you do not carry your PR card or PRTD, you may not be able to board your flight, train, bus or boat to Canada.</p> <p>It is your responsibility to ensure that your PR card is still valid when you return from travel outside Canada, and to apply for a new PR card when your current card expires. If your PR card expires, it does not mean you have lost permanent resident status.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mwsbodytext text parbase section"> <p>A permanent resident (PR) is someone who has been given PR status by <a href="/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada.html">immigrating to Canada</a>, but is not a <a href="/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship.html">Canadian citizen</a>. PRs are usually citizens of other countries, while some may be stateless persons.</p> <p>When refugees <a href="/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/help-outside-canada.html">resettle in Canada from overseas</a>, they become PRs through the <a href="/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/help-outside-canada/private-sponsorship-program.html">Government-Assisted Refugee Program</a> or the <a href="/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/help-outside-canada/private-sponsorship-program.html">Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program</a>.</p> <p>If you make a refugee claim in Canada, you don鈥檛 become a PR immediately. To become one, the Immigration and Refugee Board must first approve your claim. Then, you must apply for and obtain PR status.</p> <p>You鈥檙e <strong>not</strong> a PR if you鈥檙e only in Canada for a short time (for example, as a student or foreign worker).</p> </div> <div class="mwsbodytext text parbase section"> <h2>The permanent resident (PR) card</h2> </div> <div class="mwsbodytext text parbase section"> <p>Your <a href="/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/new-immigrants/pr-card.html">PR card</a> proves that you have PR status in Canada. If you travel outside Canada and return on a commercial vehicle (like an airplane, boat, train or bus), you must show</p> <ul> <li>your PR card <strong>and</strong></li> <li>your passport or refugee travel document</li> </ul> <p>If you鈥檙e <strong>traveling outside Canada without a valid PR card</strong> with you, apply for a <a href="/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/new-immigrants/pr-travel-document.html">permanent resident travel document (PRTD)</a> before returning to Canada by commercial vehicle.</p> <p>If your <strong>PR card was lost, stolen or damaged</strong>, apply for a <a href="/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/new-immigrants/pr-card/how-to-apply.html">replacement PR card</a>.</p> <div class="well"><p><strong>How to properly dispose of your expired PR card</strong></p> <p>Destroy your old PR card by cutting it in half before disposing of it so you protect your information and privacy.</p> </div> </div> <div class="mwsbodytext text parbase section"> <h2>What permanent residents can do</h2> </div> <div class="mwsbodytext text parbase section"> <p>As a PR, you</p> <ul> <li>get most social benefits that Canadian citizens receive, including a <a href="/en/employment-social-development/services/sin/apply.html">social insurance number</a> to work in Canada, and health care coverage (check your provincial website for more information)</li> <li>can live, work or study anywhere in Canada</li> <li>can apply for <a href="/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship.html" title="Learn more about applying for Canadian citizenship">Canadian citizenship</a></li> <li>get protection under Canadian law and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms</li> <li>must pay taxes and respect all Canadian laws at the federal, provincial and municipal levels</li> </ul> </div> <div class="mwsbodytext text parbase section"> <h2>What permanent residents cannot do</h2> </div> <div class="mwsbodytext text parbase section"> <p>You鈥檙e not allowed to</p> <ul> <li>vote or run for political office or</li> <li>hold some jobs that need a high-level security clearance</li> </ul> </div> <div class="mwsgeneric-base-html parbase section"> <h2>Time lived in Canada</h2> <p>To keep your PR status, you must have been in Canada for at least <strong>730 days</strong> during the last five years. These 730 days don鈥檛 need to be continuous. Some of your time outside Canada may count towards the 730 days you need.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=1466&top=10">Find out if your time outside Canada counts toward your 730 days</a>.</li> <li>Track your time in Canada with our <a href="/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/become-canadian-citizen/eligibility/record-trips-outside-canada.html">travel journal</a>.</li> </ul> </div> <div class="mwsbodytext text parbase section"> <h2>Losing your permanent resident status</h2> </div> <div class="mwsbodytext text parbase section"> <p>You won鈥檛 lose your PR status when your PR card expires.</p> <p>You will only lose your PR status if</p> <ul> <li>an officer determines you are no longer a PR after an inquiry or PRTD appeal following a refusal</li> <li>you voluntarily renounce your PR status</li> <li>a removal order made against you comes into force</li> <li>you become a Canadian citizen</li> </ul> <p>Even if you don't meet the residency obligation, you will stay a PR until an official decision is made on your status.</p> </div> <div class="mwsgeneric-base-html parbase section"> <p><a href="/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/new-immigrants/pr-card/understand-pr-status/am-i-pr.html">Learn how to avoid travel delays if you are not sure of your status</a>.</p> </div> <div class="mwsbodytext text parbase section"> <h2>Voluntarily giving up (renouncing) permanent resident status</h2> </div> <div class="mwsbodytext text parbase section"> <p>We won鈥檛 change your PR status automatically and we鈥檒l always inform you of the change.</p> <p>In some cases, you may decide you don鈥檛 want to be a PR of Canada anymore. For example, you may want to renounce your PR status in the following situations:</p> <ul> <li>You have not met your residency obligations by being outside of Canada for a long period of time.</li> <li>You plan to visit Canada and want to avoid the processing delays from a formal assessment of your PR status when you arrive.</li> </ul> <p>In these cases, you may not be able to enter Canada until your PR status is resolved either by <a href="/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/new-immigrants/pr-travel-document.html">applying for a PRTD</a> or by voluntarily giving up (renouncing) your PR status.</p> <p>Find out how to <a href="https://ircc.canada.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5781ETOC.asp">voluntarily renounce your permanent resident status</a>.</p> </div> <div class="mwsbodytext text parbase section"> <h2 class="wb-inv" id="push-message">Features</h2> </div> <div class="mwscolumns section"> <div class="row row"> <div class="col-sm-4 mrgn-tp-lg"> <div class="reference parbase section"><div class="cq-dd-paragraph"><div class="par parsys"><div class="mwsgeneric-base-html parbase section"> <span data-incl-name="pushmessage-209-eng"></span> <section class="panel panel-info"> <header class="panel-heading"> <h3 class="panel-title">Related links</h3> </header> <div class="panel-body"> <ul> <li><a href="/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/become-canadian-citizen.html">Becoming a Canadian citizen</a></li> <li><a href="/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/new-immigrants/pr-card.html">Permanent resident card</a></li> <li><a href="/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/claim-protection-inside-canada/after-apply-next-steps/refusal-options/humanitarian-compassionate-grounds.html">Permanent resident status on humanitarian and compassionate grounds</a></li> </ul> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-4 mrgn-tp-lg"> <div class="mwsgeneric-base-html parbase section"> <section class="panel panel-info"> <header class="panel-heading"> <h3 class="panel-title">Access museums, parks and other cultural sites across Canada</h3> </header> <div class="panel-body"> <figure> <img src="/content/dam/ircc/images/services/new-immigrants/canoo-logo.png" alt="" class="img-responsive center-block"> </figure> <p>The Canoo app provides access to many cultural sites and events across Canada. As a new permanent resident, you can get a free 1-year membership.</p> <a href="https://canoo.ca/" rel="external" target="_blank">Learn more about the Canoo mobile app<span class="wb-inv">(opens in a new tab)</span> <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-new-window" aria-hidden="true"></span></a> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-4 mrgn-tp-lg"> <div class="reference parbase section"><div class="cq-dd-paragraph"><div class="par parsys"><div class="mwsgeneric-base-html parbase section"> <span data-incl-name="pushmessage-236-eng"></span> <section class="panel panel-info"> <header class="panel-heading"> <h3 class="panel-title">Travelling abroad</h3> </header> <div class="panel-body"> <figure> <img src="/content/dam/ircc/migration/ircc/images/pm-travel.gif" alt="" class="full-width img-responsive cq-dd-image" data-emptytext="Image"> </figure> <a href="http://travel.gc.ca/?utm_source=CIC_ENG&utm_medium=button1&utm_campaign=OGD_promo"> Information for Canadians travelling or living abroad</a> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <section class="pagedetails"> <h2 class="wb-inv">Page details</h2> <dl id="wb-dtmd"> <dt>Date modified:</dt> <dd><time property="dateModified">2023-11-17</time></dd> </dl> </section> </main> <div class="newpar new section"> </div> <div class="par iparys_inherited"> </div> <div class="newpar new section"> </div> <div class="par iparys_inherited"> <div class="global-footer"> <footer id="wb-info"> <h2 class="wb-inv">About this site</h2> <div class="gc-contextual"><div class="container"> <nav> <h3>Immigration and citizenship</h3> <ul class="list-col-xs-1 list-col-sm-2 list-col-md-3"> <li><a href="https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/index-featured-can.asp">Help Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/contact-ircc.html">Contact us</a></li> <li><a href="/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-status.html">Check your application status</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div></div> <div class="gc-main-footer"> <div class="container"> <nav> <h3>Government of Canada</h3> <ul class="list-unstyled colcount-sm-2 colcount-md-3"> <li><a href="/en/contact.html">All contacts</a></li> <li><a href="/en/government/dept.html">Departments and agencies</a></li> <li><a href="/en/government/system.html">About government</a></li> </ul> <h4><span class="wb-inv">Themes and topics</span></h4> <ul class="list-unstyled colcount-sm-2 colcount-md-3"> <li><a href="/en/services/jobs.html">Jobs</a></li> <li><a href="/en/services/immigration-citizenship.html">Immigration and citizenship</a></li> <li><a href="https://travel.gc.ca/">Travel and tourism</a></li> <li><a href="/en/services/business.html">Business</a></li> <li><a href="/en/services/benefits.html">Benefits</a></li> <li><a href="/en/services/health.html">Health</a></li> <li><a href="/en/services/taxes.html">Taxes</a></li> <li><a href="/en/services/environment.html">Environment and natural resources</a></li> <li><a href="/en/services/defence.html">National security and defence</a></li> <li><a href="/en/services/culture.html">Culture, history and sport</a></li> <li><a href="/en/services/policing.html">Policing, justice and emergencies</a></li> <li><a href="/en/services/transport.html">Transport and infrastructure</a></li> <li><a href="https://international.gc.ca/world-monde/index.aspx?lang=eng">Canada and the world</a></li> <li><a href="/en/services/finance.html">Money and finance</a></li> <li><a href="/en/services/science.html">Science and innovation</a></li> <li><a href="/en/services/indigenous-peoples.html">Indigenous peoples</a></li> <li><a href="/en/services/veterans-military.html">Veterans and military</a></li> <li><a href="/en/services/youth.html">Youth</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="gc-sub-footer"> <div class="container d-flex align-items-center"> <nav> <h3 class="wb-inv">Government of Canada Corporate</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/social.html">Social media</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/mobile.html">Mobile applications</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/government/about.html">About Canada.ca</a></li> <li><a href="/en/transparency/terms.html">Terms and conditions</a></li> <li><a href="/en/transparency/privacy.html">Privacy</a></li> </ul> </nav> <div class="wtrmrk align-self-end"> <img src="/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/assets/wmms-blk.svg" alt="Symbol of the Government of Canada"/> </div> </div> </div> </footer> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript">_satellite.pageBottom();</script> <script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.2.4/jquery.min.js" integrity="sha256-BbhdlvQf/xTY9gja0Dq3HiwQF8LaCRTXxZKRutelT44=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <script src="/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/js/ep-pp.min.js"></script> <script src="/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/js/wet-boew.min.js"></script> <script src="/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/js/theme.min.js"></script> </body> </html>