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

From Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Apply through the Permanent Residence Portal

To apply for a permanent resident card (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.

Pay your fees online (opens in a new tab)

We cannot 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