IMM 5445 Guide: Applying for a Permanent Resident Card (PR Card) – First application, replacement, renewal or to change gender identifier
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You must account for each month during this time:
- If you were retired, unemployed, or a homemaker for any part of this time, provide that information, including the location.
- If you were self-employed, you must provide details of your self-employment.
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Stating “not applicable” (or “N/A”), or leaving a question blank may result in your application being returned as incomplete.
Absences include vacations, absences due to employment, trips to the USA and any other time you left Canada.
If you have been outside Canada for 1095 days or more, fill out Section D. See Appendix A for more information on meeting the residency obligation.
If your absences add up to less than 1095 days, go to Section E: Consent to Disclose Information.
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Section D – Residency Obligation (See Appendix A)
- Question 22
- If you have been outside of Canada for 1095 days or more, list your absences from Canada in the past five (5) years in the marked situations. If you became a permanent resident less than five (5) years ago, list the absences from the time you became a permanent resident to present. See Appendix A at the end of this guide.
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Section E – Consent to Disclose Information
- Question 23
- History of Entries to Canada: If you authorize us to collect the history of your entries into Canada from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), check ‘Yes’. If you check ‘No’, you may need to ask for your history of entries directly from the CBSA and send it to us, which could result in processing delays.
Section F – Statement of Consent
- Question 24
- Check “Yes” and provide your Social Insurance Number (SIN) if you authorize IRCC to ask for your income tax and residency information for any taxation years needed to help the department determine if you meet the residency obligation as set out in Section 28 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
If you check ‘No’:
- you may need to ask for your income tax and residency information directly from the CRA, or
- your application may be sent to a local office for further review.
Either outcome may result in processing delays.
Section G – Declaration of Applicant
- Question 25
- Read the declaration. Sign and date the application form.
- If you are less than 14 years of age: one of your parents or a legal guardian must sign the application.
- If you are 14 years of age or more but less than 18 years of age: Your application must be signed by you and one of your parents or a legal guardian.
Important information: Your application will be returned to you as incomplete if:- the form is not signed and dated;
- your application is stale-dated (dated more than 90 days before we receive it; or
- post-dated (dated into the future)
Section H – Solemn Declaration Concerning a Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Never Received Permanent Resident Card
- Question 26
- Fill out this section only if you are applying to replace a lost, stolen, destroyed or never received Permanent Resident Card.
Use of a Representative (IMM 5476)
Step 3: Pay the fees
Your fees
Use the table below to calculate the total amount of fees to be paid. You must include your proof of payment with this application.
| Application (per person) | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Permanent Resident Card | $50 |
| Biometrics fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Biometrics (per person) | 85 |
| Biometrics (per family) (2 or more people)
Maximum fee for a family of 2 or more people applying at the same time and place |
170 |
Important information: You must pay your fees online. We will return your application if you send any other type of payment.
You can submit an IMM 5401 payment receipt with your application only if it was date stamped by a Canadian financial institution before April 1st, 2016.
Payment Issues
No fee included or Insufficient Fees
If you do not pay the full fees for your application(s) we will return your application(s). We will only start processing your application after you return it with the correct fees.
For immigration applications, see section 10 of the IRPR and for citizenship applications, see section 13 of the Citizenship Act for more information.
Overpayment
If you pay more than the fees needed for your application(s) we will start processing your application, and send you a refund as soon as possible.
