In short: the Record of Landing (IMM 1000) was issued to people who became permanent residents before June 28, 2002. Everyone since gets a Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 or IMM 5688). Neither is reissued. If yours is lost, apply for a Verification of Status document for $30.
These documents go by a lot of informal names: landing paper, landing document, landing record, immigration paper. Officially there are three form numbers, and which one you hold depends on when and how you became a permanent resident. IRCC tells citizenship applicants to bring a "Record of Landing (IMM 1000) if you became a permanent resident before June 28, 2002 and still have the document," and to bring a "Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 or IMM 5688)" otherwise (canada.ca, citizenship ceremony: what to bring). The COPR itself comes in two printings, IMM 5292 and the newer plain-paper IMM 5688, and since the Permanent Residence Portal arrived there is also an electronic version, the e-COPR. This guide sets out what each document is, exactly what appears on it according to IRCC, when you actually need it, and the one official route to a replacement when the original is lost, stolen, or destroyed. It is educational only and not legal advice; an IRCC officer decides every application.
Renewing your PR card at the same time?
The PR card application asks for your landing document. Our PR card guide covers the fee, the 730-day residency obligation, and the full document list.
Read the PR card renewal guideIMM 1000 vs IMM 5292 vs IMM 5688: The Three Documents
All three are landing documents. They record the moment a person was granted permanent residence in Canada. They are not the same form, and they are not interchangeable in an application checklist, so start by identifying which one you actually hold.
| Document | Who holds it, and what IRCC says |
|---|---|
| Record of Landing (IMM 1000) | IRCC asks citizenship candidates to bring the Record of Landing (IMM 1000) "if you became a permanent resident before June 28, 2002 and still have the document." Its document number starts with "W" followed by nine numbers, and box 45 shows the date you became a permanent resident. |
| Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292) | The COPR printed on IMM 5292 stock. IRCC says a COPR "proves that you have been approved for permanent residence." Its document number is 10 characters, beginning with "T" followed by nine numbers, and box 46 shows the date you became a permanent resident. |
| Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5688) | The newer COPR printing. Per IRCC Operational Bulletin 379, "Effective February 4, 2012, CoPR documents resulting from cases processed in the Global Case Management System (GCMS) will be printed on plain paper, rather than IMM 5292 stock." Cases started in the older FOSS or CAIPS systems kept using the IMM 5292 version. |
| e-COPR (electronic) | Issued through the Permanent Residence Portal. IRCC: "Once you confirm that you’re in Canada, we’ll upload an electronic Confirmation of Permanent Residence (e-COPR) to your portal account." You can use your COPR or your e-COPR to prove your permanent resident status. |
What this means for you: if you landed in the 1970s, 1980s, or 1990s, the paper in your file is almost certainly an IMM 1000. If you landed in the last decade or so, it is a COPR, most likely an IMM 5688 or an e-COPR. Both prove the same thing, and both matter later in life.
What a Canadian Landing Paper Actually Shows
People search for a "landing paper Canada sample" or a "confirmation of permanent residence Canada sample" because they want to know which box holds which number before they fill in a form. We do not reproduce these documents, and you should be wary of image "samples" circulating on third-party sites: they are frequently outdated printings, and a document that is not yours proves nothing about your own file. Here is the field list IRCC itself publishes for the COPR:
- Your personal information, such as your name and date of birth
- Your immigration category (the program you were admitted under)
- Your city and province of destination
- Any conditions of stay
- The "Valid to" date
- The expiry date
- The date you became a permanent resident
On the "Valid to" date, IRCC is specific: "If you’re outside Canada, you must travel to Canada to become a permanent resident on or before this date." IRCC also describes the COPR to partner organizations as including "the official date of landing, where they landed, medical exam details, any conditions of stay."
Finding the numbers you will be asked for
Two numbers get requested constantly. For the date you became a permanent resident, IRCC instructs: "Refer to box 45 of your Record of Landing (IMM 1000), box 46 of your Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292, IMM 5688 or IMM 5509), or the back of your Permanent Resident Card (PRC)." For a status document number, the IRCC Help Centre says the COPR "Document No." is 10 characters beginning with "T" plus nine digits, the Record of Landing number starts with "W" plus nine digits (use it only if you never received a PR card), and the PR card "ID No." is eight digits in a ####-#### format.
Neither document is a travel document. IRCC’s PR card guide states plainly that the following documents are not valid for travel to Canada: Record of Landing (IMM 1000), Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 or IMM 5688). To board a commercial carrier back to Canada you need a valid PR card or a Permanent Resident Travel Document.
When You Actually Need Your Landing Document
Most permanent residents file the paper away and never look at it again for twenty years. Then one of these moments arrives:
- Citizenship. IRCC’s ceremony instructions tell applicants to bring their PR card or their Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 or IMM 5688), plus the Record of Landing (IMM 1000) if they became a permanent resident before June 28, 2002 and still have it.
- Old Age Security and other benefits. IRCC’s own advice: "Keep your Record of Landing or Confirmation of Permanent Residence. You may need the document later when you apply for benefits (for example, the old age security benefit)."
- Your first PR card, or a card application after a name change. IRCC’s PR card guide: "If you have had a legal name change, you must include a copy of your Record of Landing (IMM 1000) or Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 or IMM 5688) with this application."
- The PR card regulations. Under IRPR s.56(2)(d), a PR card application must include a copy of one of: the form IMM1000 entitled "Record of Landing" held by the applicant, a provincial driver’s licence, a provincial photo-identity card, a student card from a provincially accredited college or university, or the most recent notice of assessment.
- Proving your date of landing. Any application, pension calculation, or sponsorship form that asks when you became a permanent resident points at box 45 or box 46 of these documents.
What this means for you: the moment you get your PR card or your citizenship certificate, the landing document does not become junk. It stays the primary record of when your permanent residence began, and Service Canada and IRCC both still ask for it decades later.
Lost Landing Paper? The Verification of Status Route
This is the part most people get wrong. IRCC does not print you a fresh Record of Landing or a fresh COPR. The instruction guide for the replacement application is explicit: "The actual document itself will not be issued. Instead, a plain paper document will be issued that will provide information about your immigration history."
That plain paper document is a Verification of Status (VOS). IRCC describes it as follows: "A Verification of Status document will contain information that appeared on your original Record of Landing, Confirmation of Permanent Residence, Work Permit, Study Permit or other immigration documents." IRCC issues these documents "when their original status document has been lost, stolen, destroyed," and the VOS "confirms the holder’s current immigration status."
Documents a VOS can cover
The IRCC guide lists them, and the landing documents are on it: Certificate of Departure (IMM 0056); Immigrant Visa and Record of Landing (IMM 1000) / Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 or IMM 5688); Visitor Record (IMM 1097 or IMM 1442); Work Permit (IMM 1102 or IMM 1442); Study Permit (IMM 1208 or IMM 1442); Exclusion Order (IMM 1214); Deportation Order (IMM 1215); Departure Order (IMM 5238); Permit to Come Into or Remain in Canada (IMM 1263); Authorization to Return to Canada (IMM 1203); Protected Persons.
How to apply
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Read instruction guide IMM 5545
The guide is "Application for a Verification of Status (VOS) or Replacement of an Immigration Document (IMM 5545)" on canada.ca. Read it before you fill in anything, because it sets out which documents can be covered and what proof you must attach.
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Complete form IMM 5009
IMM 5009 is the Verification of Status or Replacement of an Immigration Document application form and checklist. If someone is applying on your behalf, add IMM 5476, Use of a Representative.
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Gather your identity and history documents
IRCC warns: "Do not submit your originals unless specifically requested, as these will not be returned to you." Send copies unless the guide asks for an original.
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Pay the fee
The IRCC fee list shows "Verify your status (VOS) or replace an immigration document" at $30. The fee is per person and is not refunded if the application is refused.
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Mail the application
The guide directs paper applications to the Operations Support Centre (OSC), P.O. Box 8784 STN T CSC, Ottawa, Ontario K1G 5J3. Use a tracked postal or courier service so you have proof of delivery. Confirm the current address in the guide before mailing.
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Check the current processing estimate
IRCC updates processing times regularly. Check the official IRCC processing-times tool, or our processing times dashboard, before you rely on any number for this application.
Fees and Processing at a Glance
| Application | Government fee | Processing |
|---|---|---|
| Verification of Status (VOS) or replacement of an immigration document (IMM 5009) | $30 | Varies, check the current IRCC estimate |
| Permanent resident card (first card, renewal, or replacement) | $50 | Varies, check the current IRCC estimate |
| Permanent resident travel document (PRTD) | $50 | Varies by visa office |
| Request to amend a COPR or Record of Landing (IMM 1436, guide IMM 5218) | $30 for a name or gender change that is not an administrative error; no fee to correct an IRCC error | Varies, check the current IRCC estimate |
Fees are the Government of Canada amounts published on the IRCC fee list and are current as of the verification date on this page. Processing times fluctuate; always confirm the current estimate on the official IRCC processing-times tool before you plan around it.
Wrong Name or Date on Your COPR or Record of Landing
A replacement and a correction are two different applications. If the information on the document is wrong because a Canadian immigration official recorded it incorrectly, the route is IRCC guide 5218 and form IMM 1436, "Request to Amend Valid Temporary Resident Documents, or Information Contained in the Confirmation of Permanent Residence or Protected Person Document."
- Documents that can be corrected include the Record of Landing (IMM 1000) and the Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 or IMM 5688).
- Fields that can be amended include family name, given names, date of birth, place and country of birth, citizenship, sex or gender identifier, and marital status.
- There is no fee to correct an administrative error made by an official. IRCC charges $30 for a name or gender change that is not an administrative error.
- IRCC is blunt about the limit: "Your RoL, CoPR, or protected person document is not an identity document. Therefore, personal information that changed after the date permanent residence was granted or the date you became a protected person will not be amended."
The Verification of Status application cannot be used to change information on an Immigrant Visa and Record of Landing (IMM 1000) or a Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 or IMM 5688). Those changes go through the amendment process instead.
When to get licensed help
A lost landing document is usually a paperwork problem, not a legal one, and most people complete the VOS application themselves. Get professional help if your file involves a name that never matched, a disputed landing date, a residency-obligation question, or anything that could affect your status. In Canada, only a lawyer in good standing with a provincial law society, a Quebec notary, or a consultant licensed by the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) may represent you for a fee. You can verify a representative on IRCC’s authorized-representative page before you pay anyone.
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What is the Record of Landing (IMM 1000)?
The Record of Landing, form IMM 1000, is the landing document IRCC issued to people who became permanent residents of Canada before June 28, 2002. IRCC still asks citizenship candidates to bring it if they landed before that date and still hold the document. Box 45 carries the date you became a permanent resident, and the document number begins with "W" followed by nine digits. It was superseded by the Confirmation of Permanent Residence, and it is not valid for travel to Canada.
Is there an official landing paper Canada sample I can look at?
We do not reproduce these documents here, and image "samples" on third-party sites are usually old printings that prove nothing about your own file. What IRCC does publish is the field list: your name and date of birth, your immigration category, your city and province of destination, any conditions of stay, the "Valid to" date, the expiry date, and the date you became a permanent resident. That is enough to locate any box a form asks you about.
What is the difference between IMM 1000, IMM 5292, and IMM 5688?
IMM 1000 is the older Record of Landing, for permanent residents from before June 28, 2002. IMM 5292 and IMM 5688 are both Confirmation of Permanent Residence documents. IMM 5688 is the newer printing: IRCC Operational Bulletin 379 states that effective February 4, 2012, COPR documents from cases processed in the Global Case Management System are printed on plain paper rather than IMM 5292 stock, while cases started in the older FOSS or CAIPS systems continued on IMM 5292.
How do I get a copy of my confirmation of permanent residence in Canada?
You do not get a copy of the original. IRCC’s instruction guide says the actual document will not be issued, and that a plain paper document is issued instead, giving information about your immigration history. That document is a Verification of Status. Apply with form IMM 5009 following guide IMM 5545, pay the $30 fee, and mail it to the Operations Support Centre in Ottawa. The VOS carries the information that appeared on your original Record of Landing or COPR.
How much does it cost to replace a lost landing document?
The IRCC fee list shows $30 to verify your status (VOS) or replace an immigration document. It is charged per person and is not refunded if your application is refused. For comparison, a permanent resident card costs $50 and a permanent resident travel document costs $50. Correcting an error an IRCC official made on your COPR or Record of Landing carries no fee, while a name or gender change that is not an administrative error costs $30.
Do I still need my Record of Landing or COPR after I get my PR card?
Yes, keep it. IRCC’s own guidance is to keep your Record of Landing or Confirmation of Permanent Residence because you may need the document later when you apply for benefits, giving the old age security benefit as the example. It is also asked for at a citizenship ceremony, and IRCC’s PR card guide requires a copy of it if you have had a legal name change. It is not a travel document, so it does not replace a valid PR card for boarding a flight to Canada.
Important: Based on publicly available IRPA, IRPR, and IRCC policy and application guides. Not legal advice. For advice about your own file, consult an immigration lawyer licensed by your provincial law society or a consultant licensed by the CICC.
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