Timeline of getting Canadian citizenship while you're waiting for PR

[Lana]

Guys,
I've heard that while you're waiting PR card being in Canada (inland) you decrease timeline of getting Canadian citizenship.
How it works?
Thanks a lot in advance

 

[plumosa]

every day you spend living in Canada prior to receiving PR counts as a 1/2 day towards citizenship. However, no matter how many days you live in Canada before PR it only counts for up to one year. You still have to live 2 years in Canada after PR to have enough days for citizenship.

 

[Lana]

Plumosa,
thanks a lot! You mean the day when I arrived in Canada? Or the day when I applied for PR?

 

[Lana]

To be eligible for Canadian citizenship, you must have lived in Canada for at least three years (1,095 days) out of the four years (1,460 days) preceding your application. Please note that you cannot meet the residence requirements for citizenship without a minimum of two (2) years as a permanent resident.

When calculating your time in Canada:

* only the four (4) years preceding the date of your application are taken into account;
* each day you lived in Canada before you became a permanent resident counts as half a day;
* each day you lived in Canada after you became a permanent resident counts as one day;

What I found on cic.ca. Hope this helps.
It seems to me they mean the day when you arrived in Canada.