IMM 5445 Guide: Applying for a Permanent Resident Card (PR Card) – First application, replacement, renewal or to change gender identifier

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.

Use another page if you need more space to list this information.

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

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.

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.

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 1^st, 2016.