bavarian said:
How do I make it to canada unnoticed? Won't IO ask for my documents if I enter by road or air?
By unnoticed I mean that you manage to avoid being reported for not meeting the residency requirements when you enter.
From all the people who have posted on this forum and said that they entered Canada with expiring cards, with expired cards, with old landing papers or with a visa exempt passport without showing the PR card, many of whom were far from meeting the requirements, most of them seem to have gotten away with it. Some lied about meeting the requirements when they entered, some said that they were certain that the IO knew they were lying but let them in anyway, some told the truth that they didn't meet the requirements, said they had a good reason why they couldn't or even not, were still allowed to enter.
It seems to be very common for the IO's that they just can't be bothered to report people or maybe they prefer that they enter Canada and deal with CIC when they try to renew their PR cards. However, if you stay for 2 years before trying to renew your PR card, you will not have an issue with CIC because you will then meet the requirements again. There is no law that says you must have a PR card to live in Canada if you are a PR. You are free to let it expire. As long as you have a SIN, you can work. However, you should preferably not leave during the 2 year period because you risk every time that you enter that you could be reported and lose your PR and you should not try to sponsor a member of your family during this 2 year period either.