PR card
PR card and the 730-day rule
Understand the 730-day residency obligation and how IRCC counts travel days.
The rule
IRCC states that a permanent resident must have been in Canada for at least 730 days during the last five years. The days do not need to be continuous, and some time outside Canada may count toward the 730 days.
How IRCC counts travel days
The day you leave Canada and the day you return both count as days in Canada. For example, if you leave on June 1 and return on June 3, only June 2 counts as a day abroad.
Count your days
Enter the date you became a permanent resident and the date you want to check. The 730-day calculator runs in your browser; nothing you enter is sent to us.
General information only, not legal or immigration advice. IRCC decides every case. We are independent of government.