Worked cases · Time before PR
Half a day short of 1,095: does it count?
By this count, 1,094.5 is short: 1,095 days means 1,095. A PR since 1 May 2023 with 233 days in Canada before PR — 116.5 days of credit — has 1,094.5 days on 3 January 2026, and 1,095.5 on 4 January 2026.
Checked against the Government of Canada’s pages on 18 October 2026. Sources: Canadian citizenship: who can apply, Physical presence calculator: frequently asked questions.
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Becoming a citizen
You have your days.
By this count, you reached 1,095 days on 4 January 2026. Check IRCC’s calculator, then apply when you’re ready.
Keeping your PR status
1,266 days
in Canada in the last 5 years. 730 needed · it holds.
More about these dates
By this count, you reached 1,095 days on 4 January 2026.
The five years before today hold 1,382.5.
PR card: by this count you have 1,266 days in the last 5 years — 730 needed. It holds.
Your five years since PR end on 1 May 2028.
Estimates. Confirm with IRCC’s physical presence calculator before you apply.
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The days left
Every day, five years
19 Oct 2021 – 18 Oct 2026 · 1,826 days
The five years start 19 Oct 2021, but nothing counts before 10 Sep 2022, so the calendar starts there. The window slides with the date.
Every day from 19 October 2021 to 18 October 2026. 0 trips taken, 0 days away in all. By this count, the 1,095 days are there on 4 January 2026. Today is 18 October 2026.
Worked through
The time before PR, 10 Sep 2022 – 30 Apr 2023, is 233 days, and each counts as half: 116.5, a half kept as a half.
Signing on 3 January 2026: 978 days as a PR plus 116.5 is 1,094.5. A day later the PR days are 979, and the count is 1,095.5.
The signing date is the one that counts, and it must be the same in the calculation and on the application: sign on the day the count is there, or later.
What would change the answer
- An even number of days before PR gives a whole credit, and no half to round: months as a visitor before PR.
- A few days of margin cost little: applying the day you reach 1,095.
Read next
- The rule behind it: How IRCC counts your days: departures, returns and day trips
- More cases like this: Time in Canada before PR, or every worked case
- Your own dates: the citizenship calculator