COPR Procedure

[drimdrimler]

Before moving to Canada permanently, my wife and I would like to fly to Canada to look at some homes and start the process to purchase one. We would then come back to her home country and finalize our affairs here. Once completed we would then go back to Canada.

What I'm wondering is if after she receives her COPR, can she then enter Canada as a regular tourist, and only go through the immigration process with the COPR once we go back for the final time. I think that would be preferable because it wouldn't cause her 3 of 5 years in Canada clock for citizenship to start running until a few months later, but I don't want her to somehow invalidate her PR status because she entered the country the additional time.

Anyone have any idea if that's possible?

Thanks.

 

[scylla]

Before moving to Canada permanently, my wife and I would like to fly to Canada to look at some homes and start the process to purchase one. We would then come back to her home country and finalize our affairs here. Once completed we would then go back to Canada.

What I'm wondering is if after she receives her COPR, can she then enter Canada as a regular tourist, and only go through the immigration process with the COPR once we go back for the final time. I think that would be preferable because it wouldn't cause her 3 of 5 years in Canada clock for citizenship to start running until a few months later, but I don't want her to somehow invalidate her PR status because she entered the country the additional time.

Anyone have any idea if that's possible?

Thanks.

There's no clock for citizenship tied to the PR card or landing. And this won't invalidate her PR status. You're worrying about a rule that doesn't exist.

Note that she will need either her PR card or a PR Travel Document to return by plane to Canada after landing.