Watch your Canada PR days
Keep your permanent-resident residency goal alongside your recorded trips and status dates.
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Canada PR days calculator (730 days in 5 years)
A long trip abroad can use the time you need back in Canada.
See your Canada PR days and the latest date to be back during your first five years.
The rule: at least 730 days in Canada in 5 years, not necessarily in a row. Any part of a day in Canada counts, including the days you leave and return.
Your five-year window
Your current window ends on the date to check. During your first five years, the second timeline shows the time left before your anniversary.
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How the count works
The residency obligation is at least 730 days in Canada in five years. The days don't have to be in a row.
- Any part of a day in Canada counts in full, including the days you leave and return.
- If you've been a permanent resident for less than five years, the calculator finds the latest return date that lets you reach the minimum before your first five years end.
- After that, it counts the rolling five-year window ending on the date to check.
- Planned trips count as days outside Canada. For the other future days, we count you as staying in Canada. Still away assumes you're back tomorrow.
- You’ll see At risk when you can’t reach the minimum, the first five years are over and the count is below it, or the latest return is within 14 days of the date to check.
Example: Alex became a PR on 1 Mar 2023 and checks 8 Oct 2026. Trips from 1 Jun 2023 to 1 Dec 2024 and 1 Jun 2025 to 1 Feb 2026 leave 526 counted Canada days. To reach 730 before the initial period ends, be back by 10 Aug 2027 and stay until 29 Feb 2028.
Questions
How do I count days for PR card renewal?
Start with your days in Canada as a permanent resident. The residency obligation is at least 730 days in five years. This calculator shows your current window and, during your first five years, the latest date to return to reach that count.
How many days can I stay out of Canada as a permanent resident?
Start with which days remain in your five-year window and, during your first five years, how much time is left to reach 730 days. Enter your dates and trips to see your count and remaining absence budget before your first five years end.
Do the days I leave and come back count?
Yes. Any part of a day in Canada counts as a full day. A trip from Friday to Sunday takes away one day, Saturday.
What if I've been a PR for less than five years?
The calculator counts from your PR date and checks whether you can reach 730 days before your first five years end. It shows the latest date to be back, including planned trips. Still away assumes you return tomorrow.
Which absences can count as days in Canada?
Some absences can count when accompanying a Canadian spouse or common-law partner, or a Canadian parent for a child, or on a qualifying full-time assignment for a Canadian business or public service. Accompanying a permanent resident spouse or parent on such an assignment can also count. Humanitarian and compassionate considerations may apply. The count here uses your physical presence; check the government’s guide in Sources for those other ways to count.
Is anything I enter saved or sent?
No. Your dates stay in this browser tab. They aren’t sent or saved, and closing the page clears them.
