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Citizenship days calculator
Find out when you'll reach the 1095 days in Canada you need to apply. Enter your PR date and your trips. Everything stays in your browser.
This is a planning estimate, not an official calculation. IRCC requires its own physical presence calculator (or form CIT 0407) with your application, and returns applications without it.
1. When did you become a permanent resident?
2. Trips outside Canada
List every trip in the last 5 years, including day trips to the U.S. and trips you've planned. The day you leave and the day you return count as days in Canada.
3. Time in Canada before PR (optional)
4. Check a signing date (optional)
Your application date is the day you sign. See how many days you'd have on a date you have in mind.
Days aren't the only requirement
- Be a permanent resident with no unfulfilled conditions.
- Have filed taxes, if you needed to, for at least 3 years within the 5 years.
- If you're 18 to 54: show English or French skills and pass the citizenship test.
- Not be under a removal order or another prohibition. Time in prison, on parole or on probation doesn't count as days in Canada.
Sources: canada.ca, Who can apply; Citizenship Act, section 5; CIT 0407. Rules checked October 30, 2026. Pass15 is independent and not affiliated with IRCC.
Next step after you apply: the test
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How many days do I need for Canadian citizenship?
At least 1095 days (3 years) physically present in Canada in the 5 years before the date you sign your application.
Does time before I became a permanent resident count?
Days in Canada as a temporary resident (visitor, student, worker or permit holder) or protected person, within the 5 years, count as half a day each, up to 365 days. Time as a refugee claimant waiting for a decision doesn't count, even with a work or study permit, and neither does time without status.
Do the days I leave and come back count?
Yes. Only the full days outside Canada are taken off. A trip that leaves on July 1 and returns on July 6 is 4 days absent.
Can I send this calculation with my application?
No. IRCC requires its own physical presence calculator (or form CIT 0407) with every adult application, and returns applications without it. Use this page to plan, then do the official calculation before you apply.
Is there anything this calculator doesn't cover?
Yes. Time in prison, on parole or on probation never counts, and the special rules for Crown servants and their families abroad and for minors aren't handled here. If any of these apply to you, use the IRCC calculator.