PR card renewal - living with canadian citizen outside Canada

[ikovach]

Hi everybody, my case is little bit strange so please give me your opinion. I want to renew my PR card, I have 1 year in Canada + 1.5 outside Canada(accompanying canadian citizen  - my common law partner - this time they also count as being in Canada). BUT if at the moment I am separated with my ex canadian common law partner - do they count it as well? Is there any difference? Thank you in advance!
And one more question can I sponsor my spouse and my child without renewing my expired PR card?

[PMM]

Hi

Hi everybody, my case is little bit strange so please give me your opinion. I want to renew my PR card, I have 1 year in Canada + 1.5 outside Canada(accompanying canadian citizen  - my common law partner - this time they also count as being in Canada). BUT if at the moment I am separated with my ex canadian common law partner - do they count it as well? Is there any difference? Thank you in advance!
And one more question can I sponsor my spouse and my child without renewing my expired PR card?

Nope, they don't count it, if you are separated you are no longer accompanying. 

[ikovach]

But why? According to the immigration law it should be ok, there is no "if now you are separated we don't count it" ......

[barabashka_]

Dear PMM, are you sure?

It can create very strange situations...Let's say a Canadian PR is abroad because his/her Canadian citizen partner got a job there...And let's say they are abroad for the last 5 years. One day a Canadian citizen comes home and informs the partner that they are not together anymore as he/she fell in love with someone else.
At that very moment Candian PR loses his/her PR status because now these 5 years together are not counted toward Canadian residency?

In even a more sad scenario one day there is an accident that kills this Canadian citizen...at that very moment Canadian PR loses his/her ability to come back to Canada?

Isn't it a bit strange?

[Leon]

I think they would count it until the date you separate.

As for the original question, can you sponsor a spouse and child with an expired PR card, then yes, you can if you are in Canada.  A PR must be in Canada in order to sponsor people.

[steaky]

Dear PMM, are you sure?

But how do you suppose to prove that you have been with your Canadian spouse if you have legally separated with that person?

[Leon]

But how do you suppose to prove that you have been with your Canadian spouse if you have legally separated with that person?

If you have any type of legal separation agreement, you can prove that date or it might be mentioned in your divorce papers and at last you might get a statement regarding that from your ex if you are still on speaking terms