enter on tourist visa despite having a PR card that will expire soon

[Hoogenband]

I am a UK citizen. My PR card will expire in early 2016 and I won't have accummulated the necessary 730 days by then. I am currently outside Canada. I understand it might still be possible to enter Canada using my PR card but that is another story.

My questions are
1 what happens if I go to Canada before my card has expired and try to enter as a tourist? I guess I have to declare I have a PR card, right? Would I then have to forfeit my claim to PR?
2 If somehow I don't forfeit my PR, what happens if I then stay in Canada, as a tourist, but stay too long? After living there for 730 days, could I suddenly claim PR status again? Probably not, but just checking

thanks
Hoogenband

 

[zardoz]

I am a UK citizen. My PR card will expire in early 2016 and I won't have accummulated the necessary 730 days by then. I am currently outside Canada. I understand it might still be possible to enter Canada using my PR card but that is another story.

My questions are
1 what happens if I go to Canada before my card has expired and try to enter as a tourist? I guess I have to declare I have a PR card, right? Would I then have to forfeit my claim to PR?
2 If somehow I don't forfeit my PR, what happens if I then stay in Canada, as a tourist, but stay too long? After living there for 730 days, could I suddenly claim PR status again? Probably not, but just checking

thanks
Hoogenband

1) You can't enter as a visitor because you are a PR. This will flag up as soon as they scan your passport. They will question your residency and may report you for non-compliance with the residency obligation requirements.
2) If they elect not to report you, you will be able to reside inside Canada for long enough to restore your compliance, and THEN you can apply for renewal of the PR card.

The threads in http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/permanent-residency-obligations-b11.0/ will provide you with a clearer picture.