To be honest, that thread ended up being pretty inconclusive. Seems the only thing written by CIC in regards to PR cards being mailed overseas is that they don't support or condone it . . . although they don't really elaborate on why. I suspect this is because people who apply for PR in Canada are expected to come to Canada and settle here. Too many get Canadian PR and then go home again - coming back only for long enough to maintain their PR status - but their intention is not really to settle in Canada, it's usually to secure rights for their family members. That's the reason PRs must be resident in Canada in order to be eligible to sponsor family members. All of this is consistent with the immigrant having to provide a Canadian mailing address to the officer at the landing interview.
At any rate, personally I'm not familiar with this member quorax, but I am familiar with PMM from several immigration forums and over the past several years his information has been sound and consistent. Again, we are not talking about CIC mailing or couriering a PR card, and I don't agree with this comment, either:
qorax said:
Moreover, if they are 'lost in transit', we'll have no recourse to re-enter and/or reapply for it being overseas. Even if we try to re-enter vide the usual process of obtaining a 'temporary' "PRTD-A31 (3)" [PR Travel Document] at the local CHC, that might also be denied as the system would show that we are already holding a PR Card.
I was under the impression that it is possible to re-enter Canada after "landing" by showing the Confirmation of Permanent Residence received at the end of the PR process. If what quorax says is true about immigration officers at landing refusing to accept the PR card application if the immigrate indicates intention of leaving soon, and requiring that it be filed later, on re-entry . . . then what authorizes re-entry at
that time that wouldn't authorize re-entry for someone entering Canada without their PR card, after their landing interview has been completed?
When we can't come up with a reasonable consensus, it means you're not hearing from people who either have personal experience with the question posed, or can quote something from the manuals or the IRPA that specifically addresses the issue. Opinions are just opinions - so in your case, my recommendation would be that your sponsor contacts his MP to get "official" instructions on how to proceed.
