What are the residency requirements for Permanent Residents?
As a permanent resident, you may travel outside Canada after you arrive. However, you must meet certain residency obligations to maintain your status as a permanent resident. To meet these residency obligations, you must be physically present in Canada for at least 730 days (2 years) in every 5-year period. This means that you can spend a total of up to 3 years outside of Canada during a 5-year period. However, if you leave the country for an extended period of time, it is up to YOU to prove to Citizenship and Immigration Canada that you plan to continue to live in Canada. For example, if you leave Canada and come back to Canada in 2008, a Canadian immigration officer will assess if you have spent at least 2 years in Canada between 2003 and 2008. The most direct way to show that you have fulfilled your residency obligation under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) is to demonstrate that you were physically present in Canada for at least 730 days in the 5-year period immed
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