Canada permanent residence: security and reach.
How far this permit travels, the days it costs to keep, and where it leads — years to permanent residency and citizenship. The whole deal, with official sources.
How secure it is
“Days to keep” — the physical-presence rule that keeps the status alive — is the column no other index publishes. It’s also exactly what Countly counts.
Effectively up to about 3 of every 5 years may be spent abroad (i.e., no more than roughly 1,095 days absent per rolling 5-year window), since 730…
Failing the 730-day/5-year residency obligation (subject to humanitarian & compassionate review and appeal), or inadmissibility for serious…
staying past 183 days typically makes you a tax resident — a different count, also worth tracking.
What it unlocks beyond Canada
Where it leads
How many days must you spend to keep Canada residence?
Effectively up to about 3 of every 5 years may be spent abroad (i.e., no more than roughly 1,095 days absent per rolling 5-year window), since 730 days present are required; time…
How long from Canada residence to citizenship?
3 yrs. Allowed.
Your permit has a day counter. So does Countly.
Track the presence days that keep your residence permit — and your tax residency — alive. Automatically and privately.
Countly keeps a verifiable ledger of your presence days: for the permit, and for the tax line right behind it.