Maximum time to stay aboard after getting PR?

[Lucy1101]

Hi everyone,

As I read on CIC website, to keep PR card, you can need to stay in Canada for at least two years within a five-year and those 2 years don't need to be continuous.
(http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=727&top=4)

However, a friend told me that she was denied her entry at the border after being away from Canada for the 1st six month.

Is there anyone having that problem? If you have any issues with keeping your PR due to staying abroad, could you please share with me? Thanks a lot

 

[Bs65]

You need to be in Canada for 2 years in the 5 years from initial landing, PR card validity is not relevant for the residency obligation. After the initial 5 years from landing the 5 years becomes a rolling 5 years, that is each time you enter it is 5 years back from entry date that you need at least 2 years.

A PR is always entitled to enter Canada regardless of whether they have met the residency or not, although if not they might be reported leading to PR being revoked.

There is no such 6 month rule, only the 2 years out of 5 rule so in effect from an initial landing someone could stay away for near 3 years as long as then they stay put for 2 years without leaving at all. Remembering though the rolling 5 year rule after that, any residency credit fades on the lookback for each entry,

 

[Lucy1101]

You need to be in Canada for 2 years in the 5 years from initial landing, PR card validity is not relevant for the residency obligation. After the initial 5 years from landing the 5 years becomes a rolling 5 years, that is each time you enter it is 5 years back from entry date that you need at least 2 years.

A PR is always entitled to enter Canada regardless of whether they have met the residency or not, although if not they might be reported leading to PR being revoked.

There is no such 6 month rule, only the 2 years out of 5 rule so in effect from an initial landing someone could stay away for near 3 years as long as then they stay put for 2 years without leaving at all. Remembering though the rolling 5 year rule after that, any residency credit fades on the lookback for each entry,

Bs65, thanks a lot for the prompt reply. Could you please elaborate more about the rolling 5 years? An example would be very helpful. Thanks muchly!

 

[Bs65]

So for example you land initially June 1 2013 so must therefore accumulate 730days in Canada through to 31 May 2018. From June1 2018 this 5 years becomes a rolling 5 years so each new entry into Canada you need to have 730 days in the 5 years prior to each entry.

For example if you came back into Canada August 2018 then any days before August 2013 would not count, being greater than 5 years lookback. And so this continues each time you enter with a new 5 year lookback from the date you enter gradually eroding any historic days accumulated outside the 5 year window

As for your friend you need to find out more information on why she was refused entry.