PR card validity

[maple]

How long after getting PR card are people allowed to stay outside Canada without losing their status, and what are the cases that make people lose PR status in general?

 

[rupeshhari]

if you got your PR card less than 5 years ago, then you would only be allowed back into Canada if it is possible to make two years (in Canada) by the time 5 years comes up.
If you have your PR card longer than 5 years, then they look at the last years and see whether you had at least 2 years of stay within the last 5 years.

 

[k1940b]

You must be ready to prove your 2-years stay in Canada during the past 5 years. It is your responsibilty to convince the immigration that you were in Canada for 2 years. They may ask documentary proof. You are also supposed to file income tax returns for those 2 years according to Canadian law if you stay for more than 6 months in Canada. You dont have to live continuously for 2 years in Canada, all days during the past 5 years when you are physically presennt in Canada will be counted. It is therefore important to keep documentary proof of your presence in Canada.