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Calculate your days precisely
We reconstruct your travel history and calculate presence exactly, before anything is submitted.
PR card & travel documents
Your PR status is secure. Prove it easily.
A PR card is how you show status and how you board a flight home. Renewals are routine — until the 730-day obligation is tight, your card has expired, or you are stuck abroad without one.
RCIC-led Urgent travel supported Brampton & London
Residency calculator
Do you meet the 730-day obligation?
Add your trips outside Canada and see exactly where you stand in the current five-year window — before you file anything.
Your presence
The day you leave and the day you return both count as days in Canada.
Defaults to today. The five-year window looks back from here.
Which application
PR card or travel document?
Two different applications for two different situations. Choosing wrongly wastes weeks you may not have.
Inside Canada
PR Card renewal or replacement
- You are in Canada and your card is expiring, expired, lost or damaged.
- Proves your status and lets you board flights back to Canada.
- Urgent processing exists but must be justified and documented.
- Filed with your travel history and proof of presence.
Outside Canada
PR Travel Document (PRTD)
- You are outside Canada without a valid PR card and need to return.
- Applied for from abroad; airlines will not board you without it.
- Your residency obligation is assessed as part of the application.
- Do not book non-refundable travel until it is in hand.
The obligation
The 730-day rule, plainly.
730 days in five years
You must be physically present in Canada for at least 730 days within any rolling five-year period.
Time with a Canadian spouse abroad
Days accompanying a Canadian citizen spouse or partner outside Canada may count toward the 730.
Work abroad for a Canadian business
Full-time employment outside Canada for a qualifying Canadian business can also count.
Accurate travel history
Absences must be listed correctly. Errors here are the single most common cause of problems.
If you are short
Being under 730 days is serious but not always fatal — humanitarian factors can be raised.
Do not travel on hope
Boarding without a valid card or PRTD usually means being denied at check-in. Fix the document first.
How we work
How we handle PR card matters.
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Evidence any exceptions
Where time abroad should count, we document the spouse or employment exception rather than assert it.
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File the right application
Renewal, replacement or PRTD, with urgent processing where your travel genuinely requires it.
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Protect status if you are short
If you are under the obligation we advise how to present the case and what outcomes are realistic.
PR card help
Renewing, or stuck abroad?
Tell us your situation and travel dates and a licensed RCIC will confirm whether you meet the obligation and which application you actually need.
Questions about PR cards and travel documents?
We keep every common question — eligibility, documents, timing, fees and processing — answered and updated in one place.
Related services
Explore your other options.
Canadian CitizenshipPresence planning & filing
Refugee Travel DocumentTravel as a protected person
Express EntryStrategy & PR profile
Family SponsorshipSpouse, partner & children
Temporary Resident PermitEnter despite inadmissibility
Resource LibraryChecklists & deadline tools
General information only, not legal advice, and current as of July 2026. Rules, fees and processing times change — confirm current requirements on canada.ca before filing. Contacting us does not create a client–consultant relationship until a written retainer is signed. IRCC makes all final decisions.