Landing completed, how long for PR card. urgent processing.

[shocky]

I need to travel urgently in about 2 weeks, booked tickets already didnt realize it will take 4 weeks for processing. any one get a new PR card, through urgent processing.?  at least new immigrants?

[Leon]

You can call CIC and ask about it.  Otherwise you can probably get back in with your landing papers if you are visa exempt.  If not visa exempt, you might need to ask the embassy for a PR travel document to get back.

[WalkingFunny]

Hi Leon/AlbertaGovernor and all other knowledgeable/experienced folks,
our passports were returned with the immigrants visa last week. We have until sometime in April next year to go and land in Canada. I still have a job here and I am looking for a job in Alberta so I do not want to move permanently immediately. My questions are:

 - I currently reside in Madsion Wisconsin and I plan to drive to Toronto in the next couple of months to complete the landing process, does it matter that I am a recipient of the Alberta PNP program, but my first port of entry is Toronto?

 - Would it be necessary to tell the immigration officer that I am passing through Toronto but my final destination is Alberta?, or can I just enter Canada at any port of entry without needing to give an explanation?

 - My real plan is to drive in, complete the landing formalities, then drive back after about 1 week. Can I complete all the paper work for the landing while in Toronto, even though I fill in an Alberta address for my permanent residence (I intend to use a friend's address in Calgary)?

 - I am told that once you fill in the paper work with your address, they'll mail the PR card to your address, then my friend can mail this to me in the U.S., and I can use it for subsequent re-entry? Is there a flaw in this planning or is it typical/been used before?

The summary is that I do not want to go to Canada immediately, but I also don't want to fly all the way to Calgary just to complete the landing formalities if it is possible to avoid the really expensive trip.

Thanks for the help.

[Leon]

It should be ok to do your landing at the ON border.  Your point of entry is not Toronto unless you fly in.  The friend in Calgary address should work fine.  People do this all the time.