Apply for, renew or replace a PR card: How to apply

To apply for a permanent resident (PR) card, you must submit a complete application package including all required forms.

If your application is incomplete or missing information or documents, we’ll return it to you.

You must submit a separate application with the correct fees for each person in your family who needs a PR card, regardless of their age.

Our instruction guide (IMM 5445) (opens in a new tab) has detailed information on how to prepare, complete and submit your application.

Fill out your forms

Digital application form

Fill out the Application for a Permanent Resident Card (IMM 5444) in the online portal.

PDF forms you’ll upload

Mandatory

• Document Checklist [IMM 5644] (opens in a new tab)
  • Use your checklist to make sure you include all the forms and documents you need.

  Additional forms, if they apply

  • Use of a Representative (IMM 5476) (opens in a new tab)
  • Authority to release personal information to a designated individual (IMM 5475) (opens in a new tab)
  • Request form for a Change of Sex or Gender Identifier (IRM 0002) (opens in a new tab)
  • Confirmation of Eligibility for a Reclaimed Name Change Gratis Replacement Document Under Call to Action 17 (IRM 0004) (opens in a new tab)
  • Statutory Declaration to Reclaim an Indigenous Name on Canadian Citizenship Certificates or Permanent Resident Cards (IRM 0005) (opens in a new tab)
  • An amended birth certificate or legal change of name document

  Pay your application fees online

  You must pay a processing fee of CAN$50 when you apply for a PR card and include your receipt with your application. This is not the same account you use to apply. You’ll need to create a new account or log in with our payment service.

  We can’t refund the fee once the application is in process.

  Submit your application online

  Before you submit your application, make sure you

  • answer all questions
  • sign your application and all forms
  • include the receipt for your payment, and
  • include all the supporting documents

  If you can’t apply online

  You can apply on paper if you can’t apply online and need accommodations, including for accessibility.

  1. Download the IMM 5444 form (opens in a new tab) , the document checklist IMM 5644 (opens in a new tab) and any additional forms that apply to you as indicated above.
     • If you run out of space on the IMM 5444 form, you can include a separate document with the rest of the required information. Make sure you write which section the information is for.
  2. Pay the CAN$50 processing fee online (opens in a new tab) .
     • Include your receipt with your application.
     • We cannot refund the fee once the application is in process.
  3. Mail us your application and all the required documents mentioned in the document checklist.
     • Use a certified courier or traceable mail service to reduce the delivery time of your application and help protect your documents.

  Case Processing Centre – PR Card
  49 Dorchester Street
  Sydney, NS B1P 5Z2
  Canada

  By mail (non-courier)

  Case Processing Centre — PR Card
  P.O. Box 10020
  Sydney, NS B1P 7C1
  Canada