For calculating 730 day residency obligations, do we have to count the five year period from the COPR date or from the Card expiry date?. My card was printed/issued after 6 months of becoming PR/COPR issue due to covid delays, which means the card has another 6 months on top of the 5 year period.
COPR letter/PR since : June 2020
PR card mailed : December 2020
PR card expiry : December 2025
Does this mean I have till December 2025 to meet the 730 day residency obligations.
Thanks for the input.
Simplified instructions: easier to keep track of days out of Canada.
You must be outside of Canada LESS THAN 1095 days* in any five year period, the first five year period beginning the day you landed (which should be the same as the day you became a PR / PR since).
After that five year anniversary (eg June 2025 if you landed June 2020), it's five years looking back from whatever day you are examined (eg at a border). In Mar 2026, it's Mar 2021-Mar 2026. It's a so-called 'rolling' five year obligation.
That's it. The rest is keeping track of days and arithmetic and doing your own calcs to see if you are in compliance. Or, if you prefer, how many days more you can remain outside Canada and still be in compliance.
*This 1095 days is just the minimum 730 days INSIDE Canada restated as days max OUTSIDE Canada. IRCC does the same calc when they ask in PR renewal form if you've been outside Canada more than 1095 days.