Residency Obligation query

[AD18]

We did our landing on July 4 2022 and were set to move the next year however my wife was pregnant and due to high risk pregnancy delivered in our home country. The baby’s TRV was rejected multiple times and we couldn’t leave the baby behind so made appeals and finally got the baby’s TRV this month. We will now apply for baby’s PR from inland.
My question: We plan to move permanently by end September/ early October 2025. 1. Would there be an issue at point of entry? 2. Once we enter, can we travel to our home country before the card expiry of July 2027 if there is any emergency ?

 

[AD18]

Edit: we stayed for 19 days in Canada in July 2022 when we did the landing

 

[scylla]

We did our landing on July 4 2022 and were set to move the next year however my wife was pregnant and due to high risk pregnancy delivered in our home country. The baby’s TRV was rejected multiple times and we couldn’t leave the baby behind so made appeals and finally got the baby’s TRV this month. We will now apply for baby’s PR from inland.
My question: We plan to move permanently by end September/ early October 2025. 1. Would there be an issue at point of entry? 2. Once we enter, can we travel to our home country before the card expiry of July 2027 if there is any emergency ?

You are not in compliance with the residency obligation. There is always some chance you could be questioned about this at the point of entry. Since you have time remaining on your PR card validity, the chances of being reported for failing to meet the residency requirements are likely quite low.

Once you return to Canada, you should avoid all travel outside of Canada until you have lived in Canada for 2 years and meet the residency obligation.

 

[wilson]

Canada requires permanent residents to be physically present in the country for at least 730 days (2 years) within every 5-year period to maintain PR status. If you return in October 2025, you'll have just over 21 months left before July 2027 to meet that requirement. That means any additional travel outside Canada before 2027 could put your PR at risk. If there is any emergency you can apply for PRTD, before expiry of the PR Card.
If you don’t meet the 730-day rule, you could face issues renewing your PR card or even risk losing your PR status altogether. So it might be wise to stay in Canada continuously from October 2025 until at least mid-2027 to be safe.