Physical Presence Calculator – Canadian Citizenship

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Application & PR Dates *

Enter the date you will sign your application and the date you became a permanent resident.

Application signing date *

If unsure, enter today's date to check eligibility.

Permanent residence date *

See Box 45/46 on your IMM 1000, IMM 5292, IMM 5509, or back of your PR Card.

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Temporary Resident / Protected Person Status

Did you have Canadian temporary resident status or were you a protected person within the 5-year window before becoming a PR?

Held temporary status before becoming a PR? *

✅ Yes

❌ No

Each day physically present in Canada as a temporary resident or protected person before PR counts as ½ day, up to a maximum credit of 365 days.

⚠️ Important: Work/study permits held while a refugee claim or PRRA was being assessed do not grant temporary resident status. Only time after a positive Protected Person decision counts.

Start date

End date

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Time Serving a Sentence

Did you spend time serving a sentence for an offence in Canada (imprisonment, conditional sentence, probation, parole)?

Served a sentence in Canada during the 5-year window? *

✅ Yes

❌ No

⚠️ Time spent serving a sentence cannot be counted towards physical presence.

Start date

End date

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Absences from Canada

List all time spent outside Canada in the 5-year window, including work travel and vacations.

📌 How days are counted

Any part of a day physically in Canada = 1 full day.
The day you leave counts as a day in Canada.
The day you return also counts as a day in Canada.

Only full days between departure and return (exclusive of both) are absent days.

Departure date

Return date

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Calculation Result

Based on the information you provided above.

🍁 Enter your PR and application dates above to see your result.