If you or anyone you know immigrated to Canada and has not yet acquired citizenship - then you are probably familiar with the term - PR Card. The PR Card, which stands for Permanent Resident card is an Immigration Identity Document, without which, Permanent Resident's of Canada cannot re-enter Canada. And so, the importance of having a valid (not expired) card is heightened, as you cannot re-enter Canada without.
So, 2 questions come to mind, followed by exclamations of absurdity. When should I renew my card, and how long does it take?
The first question - is pretty general. If your card is going to expire, renew it now. Today, in fact, give me a call and I will help you with the application myself. If your card has expired and you have travel plans within the next 6 months - you should renew the card immediately.
The problem, herein lies with the processing times. Currently, it takes 109 days- thats 3 and a half months, for those of you like me that need to count all your fingers and toes, (you can verify my information by visiting this link: PR CARD PROCESSING TIMES ) . This is where you are supposedt to exclaim, "Oh My!"
The reason for such huge backlogs, CIC claims they have implemented new computer - automated - really fancy software that should assist in quick processing, but because everything needed to be reloaded - the processing times have increased insigificantly.
This is where the worse comes in - back in December, processing times were 87 days, just under 3 months. With all this fancy equipment, instead of decreasing, the times have increased. Most of us familiar with immigration, know lengthy processing times are the norm. But adding 20 days to processing after investing in equipment set to minimize delays, is a bit - how do you say absurd.
So my dear friends, if your PR Card is expiring and you need a renewal - get those renewals in early, so you can plan your next winter vacation.
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