Solemn Declaration Concerning a Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Never-Received Permanent Resident Card

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This form includes the following items:

This form is for you if you are a permanent resident who:

  • Provided your Canadian mailing address to CIC at the point of entry into Canada and have not received your Permanent Resident Card after at least four weeks.
    or
  • Provided your Canadian mailing address to CIC sometime after entering Canada and have not received your Permanent Resident Card after at least four weeks. If you are a permanent resident, you have a maximum of 180 days to provide your Canadian address after entering the country.
    or
  • Possessed a valid Permanent Resident Card that was lost, stolen or destroyed but you do not wish to reapply for a new card immediately. You can obtain a PR Card application kit from this site.

After you have completed the form, please fax it to 1-902-564-3148 or mail it to the PR Card Processing Centre:

PR Card Processing Centre
P.O. Box 9000
Sydney, Nova Scotia
B1P 6K7


Read more about the Permanent Resident Card.