VisabuddiesVB
ExploreGuidesQuestionsHow it works
Sign inStart selling
GuidesCanadaPermanent Resident

PR card shows the wrong landing city (e.g. Calgary instead of Vancouver)? How to fix it

Canada • Permanent Resident • immigration 0 views
By VisaBuddies Communityvia community — compiled from public visa forums

Documents Needed

  • eCoPR

    Check the electronic Confirmation of Permanent Residence — the office listed on it can differ from where you physically landed.

  • IRCC web form

    Used to formally request a correction to your PR card details.

Step-by-Step

It's a common surprise: your PR card lists a "place of landing" that doesn't match the city where you actually completed landing.

What group members advised:
  1. It's usually a paperwork/processing detail, not an error in your status. If you got PR through the eCoPR portal process, the eCoPR can be issued by an IRCC office in a different city than where you physically landed — the office of issuance and your actual landing location aren't always the same thing.

  2. Check your eCoPR first to understand why a different city appears — this often explains the mismatch without anything being wrong.

  3. If it's genuinely incorrect, raise an IRCC web form to request a correction, or call IRCC directly to ask them to fix the record.


The practical takeaway: don't panic — first confirm via your eCoPR whether the listed city is simply the issuing office, and only escalate through a web form or a call to IRCC if the landing location itself is factually wrong.

Dos, Don'ts & Tips

  • Tip: Check your eCoPR before assuming the PR card is wrong — the issuing office and your physical landing city can legitimately differ.
  • Do: If the record really is incorrect, submit an IRCC web form or call IRCC to request a correction.
  • Don't: Don't assume a mismatched landing city automatically means a problem with your PR status.

Have a question about this? Join the discussion.

View Thread

Related Guides

work

Changing employers during a PR application on a closed work permit — can you work for the new employer while LMIA is pending?

immigration

Traveling Back to Canada on COPR Without a PR Card During a Family Emergency

immigration

Police Clearance Certificate older than 6 months: is it still valid?

immigration

How to submit Proof of Funds (POF) bank statements if your bank only provides separate monthly statements

immigration

Submitted an expired medical via webform for PR, but IRCC still requested a new one? Do the new medical