Reactive my Permanent Residence

[Nick43]

I was born in a British Crown Colony and  immigrated to Canada with my parents as a dependent child in 1967. I resided there for a couple years before my Dad was recruited by a multi National oil company (overseas) and was sent to several Caribbean Islands on various assignments for several years. During this time I moved from Country to Country with my family and I returned to Canada (without my parents) as a student where I lived with my Canadian Aunt, Uncle and three cousins until I graduated High School in 1982. I have a post graduate Diploma in General Management and spent much of my working career doing the same thing as my Dad working for a various Multi Nationals throughout the Caribbean. Much of my formative years were spent in Canada and I would like to return to live and set up an export Company. I am wondering as an adult do I have to reapply all over again or can I apply to reactivate my landed immigrant/Permanent Residence status and return to Canada? I have all my papers and exact dates to prove my original immigrant status and graduation certificates plus my Dad's Canadian Social Security Card etc. Can you advise me how I should proceed?

[Leon]

You can try discussing this with an embassy but the general rule is that once you lose your PR status, you can not activate it again.  You can apply as an immigrant yourself and your time in Canada would be considered in your favor for adaptability.