The PR card is required if:
- You are a permanent resident (including a child)
- You plan to travel outside Canada
- You plan on returning to Canada by any commercial transporter, such as a plane, train, boat, or bus.
Eligibility for applying for a new PR Card
To be eligible for a PR card, a person must:
- be a permanent resident of Canada
- be physically present in Canada
- meet the residency requirement (must have been physically present in Canada for a minimum of 730 days within the past 5 years)
- not be under an effective removal order
- not be convicted of an offense related to the misuse of a PR card
Permanent Resident Travel Document:
The permanent resident travel document (PRTD) is a temporary official document proving the person’s status as a permanent resident in Canada.
If a person is outside Canada and doesn’t have their PR card to return, then a Permanent Resident Travel Document (PRTD) is required from a visa application Centre or Canada visa office. It proves to transportation companies that a person is allowed to travel to Canada as a permanent resident if a person doesn’t have a valid PR card.
To be eligible for a PRTD, you must:
- Be a permanent resident outside Canada
- Confirm your PR status
- Meet the residency obligation of a permanent resident
- Not be a permanent resident who wants to voluntarily give up (renounce) their PR status
- Not have lost your PR status.
