Determine your eligibility — Permanent Resident Card

You can apply for a permanent resident card (PR card) if you:

• have permanent resident status,
• are in Canada,
• have not been asked by the Government of Canada to leave the country, and
• are not a Canadian citizen or a registered Indian under the Indian Act.

If you are a Canadian citizen, you cannot have (and do not need) a PR card.

If you are a permanent resident and become a citizen, you must give back your PR card at the citizenship ceremony.