Canadian Permanent Resident Card

Before leaving Canada, it's compulsory for Canadian permanent residents or landed immigrants to have a Canadian Permanent Resident Card to re-enter to Canada by airplane, train, bus, and rental car. You must renew your Canadian Permanent Resident Card after five years if you are not yet a Canadian citizen.

Residency Compulsion:
A Canadian permanent resident needs to assure the residency obligation by being actually present in Canada at least 730 days out of the 5 year period or:
- Is outside of Canada go together with a Canadian citizen who is their spouse or common-law partner or is a child go together with a parent;
- Is outside of Canada employed on a permanent basis by a Canadian business or in the public service of Canada or of a province of Canada
- Is an accompanying spouse, common-law partner or child of a permanent resident who is outside of Canada and is working on a full-time basis by a Canadian business or in the public service of Canada or of a province.