Deadlines to return Canada and to renew PR Card

[Francisco000]

I became PR on Feb 2023 and had to went back to my other country on Aug 2023 ( I was 6 months in Canada) , I plan to return back in Canada by Aug 2026. or later. The monent I return and arrive into the airport, the migration officer checks if I am still able to meet the residency requirement of 2 years in the last 5 to allow me enter? what happens if I enter in December 2026 (assuming this is possible because my PR Card is valid till Feb 2028), can I wait for 6 months more after my PR Card expiration to apply for a new Card so I get the 2 years in the last 5?
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[steaky]

I became PR on Feb 2023 and had to went back to my other country on Aug 2023 ( I was 6 months in Canada) , I plan to return back in Canada by Aug 2026. or later. The monent I return and arrive into the airport, the migration officer checks if I am still able to meet the residency requirement of 2 years in the last 5 to allow me enter? what happens if I enter in December 2026 (assuming this is possible because my PR Card is valid till Feb 2028), can I wait for 6 months more after my PR Card expiration to apply for a new Card so I get the 2 years in the last 5?
Thanks for your comments

Keep track and do the math yourself. Or hire someone.

When you renew your PR card, make sure you have 730 days physically living in Canada (with evidence) preceding the date you sign your application.

 

[armoured]

I became PR on Feb 2023 and had to went back to my other country on Aug 2023 ( I was 6 months in Canada) , I plan to return back in Canada by Aug 2026. or later. The monent I return and arrive into the airport, the migration officer checks if I am still able to meet the residency requirement of 2 years in the last 5 to allow me enter? what happens if I enter in December 2026 (assuming this is possible because my PR Card is valid till Feb 2028), can I wait for 6 months more after my PR Card expiration to apply for a new Card so I get the 2 years in the last 5?
Thanks for your comments

For RO compliance: you count the number of days OUTSIDE Canada in the last five years, discarding any days prior to becoming a PR; if the total of days OUTSIDE is LESS than 1095, you are in compliance. It applies whether or not your card is valid or not (but you cannot board a plane to Canada without a valid card).

This applies at any time you interact with IRCC or CBSA at a port of entry - including entering Canada, including applying for a PR card (for example). You can reside in Canada when out of compliance (and until you are back in compliance), but of course you need to enter Canada (go through a port of entry) while out of compliance, which presents a risk of being found non-compliant.

As covered here extensively in various anecdotes: CBSA can be lenient sometimes with those returning when out of compliance - but they are not always lenient, and no-one can say how they may decide in any specific case. The only safe option -in terms of retaining PR status - is to remain in compliance.