I was recently looking at a case from 2011 about a chinese woman working for a Canadian company abroad who had her canadian PR revoked by an immigration officer, even though the law states that time spent working for a canadian company abroad counts as days spent in canada for residency purposes. I have found similar cases, where it would appear that they shoot first and ask questions later. My question is, what can a PR residing abroad do to avoid this type of thing from happening? Is there a way to keep CIC informed of a PR's status abroad to prevent them from wrongfully revoking someone's PR simply because they assume the clock ran out? What can one do to be more proactive about this?
IRPA exceptions and time spent abroad
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There is nothing that you can do to preempt problems, except comply with the residency obligation requirements.
The rules for "working for a Canadian company" abroad are very clear and strict. She probably didn't qualify for the exemption.
The rules for "working for a Canadian company" abroad are very clear and strict. She probably didn't qualify for the exemption.