PR CARD RENEWAL SUBMITTED DECEMBER 2025
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i called other day, they read it exactly what it says in my Gckey account. looks like agent was reading from my page. We reveiwing .........
PR card renewal for spouse submitted end-January, no sign of any movement whatsoever - until this week when returning from a business trip, was sent to secondary at passport control. They looked it up and advised new card approved/issued over the weekend and should be on its way (seemed surprised not received yet, though the mechanics seem impossible). Online tracker still shows nothing.
We were rather hoping that under murphy's law , this would dislodge the citizenship app from its current no-movement state (i.e. right after you pay for new PR card, the other gets approved), but no sign of that yet.
We were rather hoping that under murphy's law , this would dislodge the citizenship app from its current no-movement state (i.e. right after you pay for new PR card, the other gets approved), but no sign of that yet.
On the Canada Post website, inter-provincial delivery is listed as 5 business days. However, when you visit the post office, they say regular delivery can take up to 10 business days.
Yep, 'it depends' is my experience with Canada Post - although I'm not actually clear where the PR card is being posted from. (Anyone know?) No real complaints, just hoping it comes quicker.
BTW my actual experience - that I see all the time here - IRCC tends to say / respond "it has been sent" when what's actually happened (physically/administratively) is that it's been approved/finalized/possibly even printed. But those are distinct steps/places from "delivered to the mail room, put in an envelope, franked and handed over to Canada post." Most regular humans think 'sent' means Canada Post has it and is doing its thing - I think the simple fact is the process in between there ('twixt approved and handed to the posties) is a black box most IRCC staff know nothing about and assume it just happens.
Reality means it can take some time longer than might be expected just from Canada Post. (oesn't help that Canada Post isn't super reliable - but sometimes it's perceived as worse than it is because others say "it's in the mail" when it's not.
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Yes, it is indeed unclear. My previous card, five years ago, was (according to GCKey) approved on May 5, mailed on May 11, and received on May 14 in Ontario. So they might have actually mailed it on May 5, not May 11 or any date in between. Definitely not after May 11, as it would be too fast for regular mail to be delivered in 1–2 days. I see on forums that people received their cards within 5–10 days after getting the update from GCKey that the card had been mailed.
IRCC should charge an extra $20 along with the regular fee to get expedited Canada Post delivery. I don’t mind paying extra to receive such important document fast and safely.
I have received mail in 1-2 days - it is possible. Less common these days, but still possible.
And yeah, I'm surprised they don't have expedited/registered service for PR cards (even just pick-up at post office). It'd easily be worth $20-50 for many. I'd rather they charge extra for some things like this than raise prices across the board (as they're doing now for things like passports).
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