Help with for IMM0008 - Previous Countries of Residence

[canimmi2016]

Hi:

I am filling out form IMM0008. I will appreciate if someone can clarify one of the questions:

Form section: Principal Applicant’s Personal Details:
Q12. a) Previous countries of residence: During the past five years have you lived in any country other than your country of citizenship or your current country of residence (indicated above) for more than six months?

Is it continuous six months or cumulative six months over five years? In last four years, every year I visited Canada and stayed there for 2 to 3 months each time. Though I never stayed there for more than six months continuously, cumulatively I have stayed in Canada for more than 9 months in last five years. Should I answer yes for the above question?

Thanks so much for your help.

Regards

Feroz

 

[Decoy24601]

I believe that the instruction guide specifically says somewhere it's cumulative, not consecutive. I thought I had remembered it saying that anyways.