November 25, 2015.
The permanent resident card (PR card) has been updated with enhanced security features and to keep pace with changing technology.
New permanent residents (PRs) will automatically receive the new card as part of the immigration process. Current PRs only need to get a new card once their existing card expires. In the meantime, their existing card is still valid.
Some of the changes include:
PDF: 5445eb-e new specifications for the cardholder’s photograph (PDF, 614.24 KB)
The RFID chip does not contain personal information. The RFID chip contains only a unique identifier.
When a PR is moving through a land border crossing, an RFID-enabled PR card is securely and accurately read by readers. As the RFID chip is read, the unique identifier is transmitted to a secure database and acts as the key to authorize the return of the traveller’s biographical information from the database. The information is displayed to the Border Service Officer as the vehicle pulls up to the inspection booth.
The installation of RFID chip readers at land border crossings is scheduled to begin in 2016.
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