Time limit for citizen to stay outside of Canada?

[NTKCD]

Hi, may i ask a question is there a time limit on how long a Canadian citizen can stay out of the Country.

my mom is a Canadian citizen and she been living out of the country ( CHINA ) for 2 years now she want to return to Canada is there any problem or she can not enter Canada

Thank you

 

[Leon]

No, there is no limit for how long a citizen can stay out of the country. She would have lost health care but she can easily get it back when she goes back to Canada to live. She should have her Canadian passport. If her passport is expired, she can talk to the embassy about getting a new one.