rent a postal box

[CND3A]

I'll be in Toronto next month,
Is it wise to rent a postal box to receive PR and other documents ?
I thing it's a safe solution until i find a place to live.
Do I need some documents other than passportand $50 or $60 to have this kind of box ?
Thank you in advance!!!!

[Baloo]

Check out the UPS Canada site.
http://www.theupsstore.ca/mailbox-rental-services.html

[CND3A]

Thank U Baloo!!!!!

[Mary2009]

I THINK for PR... they will not accept a Box...
they would need a street address.

You would better ask before you arrive, otherwise if the officer at the airport
refused to accept your card... you will have to call them later and give them a real address
(which may delay your PR card issuance).

Mary

[Baloo]

I THINK for PR... they will not accept a Box...
they would need a street address.

You would better ask before you arrive, otherwise if the officer at the airport
refused to accept your card... you will have to call them later and give them a real address
(which may delay your PR card issuance).

Mary

A UPS Canada address looks like a normal address. It does not need the words "PO box", just the box number.
I know that people have used UPS boxes to receive their documents, others have stayed at a hotel after landing and left a forwarding address and a payment with the hotel (more risky IMO).

[Huron]

I was thinking of using a UPS Canada box until I find housing,  so they can send the PR card there.  Can one open a bank account using  a UPS Canada box as an address?

[steaky]

I was thinking of using a UPS Canada box until I find housing,  so they can send the PR card there.  Can one open a bank account using  a UPS Canada box as an address?

You can also open a bank account with a foreign address.

[sunnytwin]

A UPS Canada address looks like a normal address. It does not need the words "PO box", just the box number.
I know that people have used UPS boxes to receive their documents, others have stayed at a hotel after landing and left a forwarding address and a payment with the hotel (more risky IMO).

Thank you Baloo, for the tip.  Certainly safer than leaving a forwarding address at a hotel.  Additionally, The UPS Store is excellent for receiving ALL mails & parcels especially during the initial months when your address is not so certain.

One quick question.  How do you subscribe to a mail box while still outside Canada?  I was looking around the website and did not see any order/rent/pay option.....?

Cheers!

[steaky]

You can always provide your rented mail box address to CIC after landing, so there is no need to subscribe a mail box while still outside Canada before the landing.

[qwerbilzak]

You can always provide your rented mail box address to CIC after landing, so there is no need to subscribe a mail box while still outside Canada before the landing.

How do you get back into Canada if you don't have your PR card because it's in your PO box inside Canada?  The CIC website says "This wallet-sized plastic card is required for all permanent residents of Canada seeking to re-enter Canada on a commercial carrier (airplane, boat, train or bus)."

Do you have to wait inside Canada until it arrives before you can leave, or else you get stuck outside Canada, unable to get back in because you don't have your PR card?

[steaky]

How do you get back into Canada if you don't have your PR card because it's in your PO box inside Canada?  The CIC website says "This wallet-sized plastic card is required for all permanent residents of Canada seeking to re-enter Canada on a commercial carrier (airplane, boat, train or bus)."

Do you have to wait inside Canada until it arrives before you can leave, or else you get stuck outside Canada, unable to get back in because you don't have your PR card?

It's really up to you whether you want to wait inside Canada until it arrives before you leave, or you can apply at prtd from any canadian consulate outside canada for re-entry to the country without valid pr card. 

[qwerbilzak]

It's really up to you whether you want to wait inside Canada until it arrives before you leave, or you can apply at prtd from any canadian consulate outside canada for re-entry to the country without valid pr card. 

Ok, interesting.  Thanks.  Seems like a crazy system, but it's the system we have!