My spouse and I have CoPR and plan to land in August. We will be moving to a property we own and establishing a permanent residence there. I am trying to resolve the difference between these two definitions from CIC:
A settler is someone "entering Canada with the intention of establishing, for the first time, a residence for one year or more" and
"To keep your permanent resident status, you must have been in Canada for at least 730 days during the last five years."
The second one does not specify that physical residency in Canada during the first year is required as part of the 730 days.
The reason I'm asking is that my spouse would like to continue working for his US employer for a temporary period to give us a little better retirement situation. The only way he could do that per the employer is to stay in Canada for 6 months and then visit the US for 6 months. I would be staying in Canada continuously. Would it make a difference if he re-entered Canada a few times during the 6 months?
Thanks in advance for sharing your expertise and experience.
A settler is someone "entering Canada with the intention of establishing, for the first time, a residence for one year or more" and
"To keep your permanent resident status, you must have been in Canada for at least 730 days during the last five years."
The second one does not specify that physical residency in Canada during the first year is required as part of the 730 days.
The reason I'm asking is that my spouse would like to continue working for his US employer for a temporary period to give us a little better retirement situation. The only way he could do that per the employer is to stay in Canada for 6 months and then visit the US for 6 months. I would be staying in Canada continuously. Would it make a difference if he re-entered Canada a few times during the 6 months?
Thanks in advance for sharing your expertise and experience.