RO requirement to calculate days

[bricksonly]

A: 2 years of 5 years at any time point or
B: for very 2 years of 5 years of a PR card valid period?
Say, living for 1 year in Canada then left for 3 years, then living in Canada again for 1 year. A new card is issued after 3 months. At this point, if RO day calculation is under A, then PR cannot leave Canada for even ONE day until he continue living 9 months in Canada, because if he left for even one day, from the next day he will fail RO requirement, because form that day his living in Canada back to 5 years, he is only have one day to 2 years. However, if under B, he can leave Canada for up to another 3 years.
Which one is legally right?

 

[Buletruck]

Depends on if it’s your first renewal or not. And RO is calculated from the date of landing. Dates on the PR card are irrelevant. For first renewal, it’s any combination of 2 years in 5. After the first 5 years, it’s a rolling calculation of the 5 years prior to date of entry or renewal.

 

[bricksonly]

Depends on if it’s your first renewal or not. And RO is calculated from the date of landing. Dates on the PR card are irrelevant. For first renewal, it’s any combination of 2 years in 5. After the first 5 years, it’s a rolling calculation of the 5 years prior to date of entry or renewal.

So, theorically, the day submitting renewal app or not lucky, any entry date back to 5 years? CIC won't check from any time point back to 5 years for renewal but the applying date?

 

[Buletruck]

PR for more than 5 years:
If you applied for a renewal today, IRCC would look back from today to March 22/2013. Same would apply at a point of entry with CBSA.

PR score less than 5 year:
IRCC/CBSA would look at how many days you have been present from the date of entry until the application was received. If you still have sufficient days remaining up to the 5 year anniversary of your landing or meet the requirement already, you are fine. If you can’t meet the RO in the time available, they may start the processing to revoke your PR.

 

[bricksonly]

PR for more than 5 years:
If you applied for a renewal today, IRCC would look back from today to March 22/2013. Same would apply at a point of entry with CBSA.

PR score less than 5 year:
IRCC/CBSA would look at how many days you have been present from the date of entry until the application was received. If you still have sufficient days remaining up to the 5 year anniversary of your landing or meet the requirement already, you are fine. If you can’t meet the RO in the time available, they may start the processing to revoke your PR.

I got it. Doesn't matter if you were first time card holder or not, always you have to meet 2/5 days in Canada or equal to like 3 special type of residency: work for Canada company or government, company Canadian spouse. The tricky part is: if you don't fulfill RO back to 5 years, but remain days to your card expiry date add up will make you OK, then that's OK. I forget the remain days and theorically you can stay in Canada to meet RO requirement anyway. Thanks!

 

[meyakanor]

I got it. Doesn't matter if you were first time card holder or not, always you have to meet 2/5 days in Canada or equal to like 3 special type of residency: work for Canada company or government, company Canadian spouse. The tricky part is: if you don't fulfill RO back to 5 years, but remain days to your card expiry date add up will make you OK, then that's OK. I forget the remain days and theorically you can stay in Canada to meet RO requirement anyway. Thanks!

Forget about your PR card expiration date (it is completely irrelevant to determine whether or not your status is in good residency standing). Completely ignore this date.

If you have been a PR for over 5 years, and if you don't have 731 days within the past 5 years, then you are technically in breach of residency obligation, and can get in trouble while interacting with either IRCC or CBSA.

The expiration date of your PR card does NOT matter.