Days for Canadian Citizenship

[ccaallvviinn]

Hello everyone, I will be eligible for Canadian citizenship next year and have a quick question on the days living in Canada for citizenship, as I am planning ahead of time for it.

In my case:
1. In July 2020, I firstly did a soft landing in Canada for only two days, staying in a hotel, before going back to my original country.
2, During Sept. 2021 to Nov. 2021, I came back in Canada and lived in Winnipeg, MB for about three months, during which I rented an apartment (i.e. have lease agreement, hydro bills, internet bills, etc. to prove actual residence), but had to commute regularly to the US for employment during the Mon to Friday weekdays and only living in Winnipeg, MB over the weekends and holidays. Also, because I only stayed for three months or so and had no Canadian sourced income, I was a non-tax resident and didn't file tax for the year in Canada.
3. In Dec. 2021, due to work, I had to move to the US completely for employment, after living in Winnipeg, MB for three months.
4. In July 2022, I successfully moved to Vancouver, BC area and have been living here ever since. As of now, I am a daily commuter for work in WA in the US, but living in Canada. I have filed all the required taxes in Canada.
5. I have kept a detailed travel journal to track every single entry / exit.

Question:
1, In my 1095 days calculation, as long as they fall into the 5-year time period right before the signature, should I count the days living in Winnipeg, MB into my eligibility determination?
2. Will the fact that I was a non-tax resident while living in Winnipeg somehow impact my ability to claim those days?

 

[Seym]

1) you should claim every single day you spent a minute of in Canada, if it falls within the 5 years period. So yes, those days in Winnipeg should be listed.
2) the physical presence and the tax residency are completely separate. If you didn't need to file with CRA, you can put no to both "required to file" and "filed" for said year in your application and that will be fine.

 

[ccaallvviinn]

1) you should claim every single day you spent a minute of in Canada, if it falls within the 5 years period. So yes, those days in Winnipeg should be listed.
2) the physical presence and the tax residency are completely separate. If you didn't need to file with CRA, you can put no to both "required to file" and "filed" for said year in your application and that will be fine.

Thank you so much for your reply and confirmation! Sounds like that even those two days staying in a hotel during my soft landing can also be claimed? Thank you again!

 

[Seym]

Actually, you don't get to "claim" days. You just have to state the days you spent in Canada, by being as accurate as possible since IRCC will verify your entries/exits.
And since all the days you're speaking about here are days with PR status, there should be no issue (IRCC sometimes tells people that couldn't verify their status for days spent here as a visitor...)

 

[ccaallvviinn]

Actually, you don't get to "claim" days. You just have to state the days you spent in Canada, by being as accurate as possible since IRCC will verify your entries/exits.
And since all the days you're speaking about here are days with PR status, there should be no issue (IRCC sometimes tells people that couldn't verify their status for days spent here as a visitor...)

Thank you for all the insights!