You require urgent processing of your Permanent Resident Card application
If you have not mailed your application:
Complete your application as instructed in How to apply for your Permanent Resident Card on this page.
Include a photocopy of your travel tickets or e-ticket with your application, and write “Urgent—Proof of travel included” on your envelope. An agent from the processing centre will examine your application quickly.Your travel itinerary or e-ticket will only be accepted as proof of travel if you also include proof of partial or full payment for the ticket, showing date, amount and method of payment.
If you sent your application by courier or registered mail:
If it has been longer than the “received up to” date posted on our website and you have not yet received your card, please send us the following information by fax at 514-496‑8670:
the date you mailed your application, the company you used, the date it was received and the confirmation number
a photocopy of your plane, bus, train or boat ticket (if not available, then a travel itinerary or e-ticket with proof of payment)
your surname and given name
your client ID number (if available)
your date of birth
your home address
your daytime telephone number (this is the number at which CIC will call you about your request for urgent processing) and
your email address (if applicable).
We will examine your request and contact you within two business days to inform you whether it is possible to speed up the process.