For permanent residents who spend significant time outside Canada. The counting is not what most people assume.
Permanent residence is not permanent by itself. It carries an ongoing condition, and every year people lose status because they misunderstood how the counting works, usually while living and working in China.
To keep permanent resident status you must be physically present in Canada for at least 730 days within any five year period. The days do not need to be consecutive.
Some days outside Canada count towards the 730. The main categories are:
If an officer finds you have not met the obligation, you can be found to have lost status. You will receive a written decision, and there is generally a right of appeal to the Immigration Appeal Division. The deadlines are short: 60 days where the decision was made outside Canada, and 30 days where it was made inside Canada.
The IAD can consider humanitarian and compassionate factors, including the reasons you were away, ties to Canada, hardship and the best interests of any children. That is why these appeals are often winnable even where the arithmetic is against you, and why the evidence you put forward matters so much.
730 days of physical presence in Canada within any rolling five year period.
Yes, days you are physically accompanying a Canadian citizen spouse or common law partner can count.
You will generally need a permanent resident travel document to board a flight to Canada, and your compliance is assessed at that point.
Usually yes, to the Immigration Appeal Division, within 60 days if the decision was made outside Canada and 30 days if inside. The IAD can consider humanitarian factors.
Immigration, family, corporate or cross-border. We will tell you honestly what can be done, and what cannot.
Book a Consultation写给长期在境外（尤其在中国）生活的永久居民。天数的算法，往往和你以为的不一样。
永久居民并不会自动"永久"。它附带一项持续性条件。每年都有人因为误解了天数怎么算而失去身份，其中多数是长期在中国生活和工作的人。
要维持永久居民身份，您必须在任意五年期间内，实际在加拿大境内停留至少 730 天。这些天数不需要连续。
部分境外天数可以计入 730 天，主要有三类：
若移民官认定您未满足居住义务，您可能被判定丧失身份。您会收到书面决定，且通常有权向移民上诉庭(IAD)上诉。时限很短：境外作出的决定为 60 天，境内作出的为 30 天。
IAD 可以考虑人道及同情因素，包括您离境的原因、与加拿大的联系、可能面临的困难，以及子女的最佳利益。这也是为什么即便天数上处于劣势，这类上诉仍常常可以打赢，也正因如此，您提交的证据分量极重。
在任意滚动的五年期间内，实际在加拿大停留满 730 天。
算。与加拿大公民配偶或同居伴侣实际共同生活的境外天数可以计入。
通常需要申请永久居民旅行证件(PRTD)才能登机返加，而合规性会在那时被评估。
通常可以，向移民上诉庭上诉，境外决定 60 天、境内决定 30 天。IAD 可考虑人道及同情因素。