He was the son of Mandahai and his primary consort, Lady Khorchin Borijit.
Canggadai was born in the last year of Huang Taiji's reign as Mandahai's seventh son.
In the 9th year of the Shunzhi Emperor's reign (1652), his father passed away and he inherited the title of "Prince Xun".
However, in the 16th year of Shunzhi's reign (1659), it was found that his father had confiscated a part of former Prince Regent Dorgon's property, which lead to Canggadai's demotion.
He died in the 4th year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign (1665), and the court gave him the posthumous name Huaimin (懷愍).