Landing Canada by driving during pandemic

[tztzttznd]

Hi,

My wife and I recently got our CoPR and immigration visa, and we are planning to do a soft landing by driving to the boarder from the U.S.
However, after reading a lot of public documents, we are still unclear about some blind spots that those docs do not explicitly clarify,
Target landing date: 10/1/2021
Q1: If we do a soft landing and leave Canada in 1 month (11/1/2021) then try to re-enter on 12/1/2021 (assuming we have got the PR card by then), will we be denied by the border officer since we lived in Canada for only 1 month during the 5 years back to the date when we're trying to re-enter? If not, when will this 2 years in 5 years rule starts applying?
Q2: A side question of Q1 is, does the PR status start on the date of CoPR issuance or the first entry? (I'm trying to take advantage of the visa expiry date to postpone the 2yr-in-5yr rule starting date if it's on first entry date)
Q3: My wife has taken two shots of vaccines that's not in the accepted list of vaccine for quarantine exemption, and she does not have the plan to take two more shots of pfizer or moderna in the near future. Given that I've taken pfizer and being fully vaccinated, do I need to be quarantined with her for 14 days if we live in a 1-bed/2-bed apartment?

Thanks in advance

 

[canuck78]

Hi,

My wife and I recently got our CoPR and immigration visa, and we are planning to do a soft landing by driving to the boarder from the U.S.
However, after reading a lot of public documents, we are still unclear about some blind spots that those docs do not explicitly clarify,
Target landing date: 10/1/2021
Q1: If we do a soft landing and leave Canada in 1 month (11/1/2021) then try to re-enter on 12/1/2021 (assuming we have got the PR card by then), will we be denied by the border officer since we lived in Canada for only 1 month during the 5 years back to the date when we're trying to re-enter? If not, when will this 2 years in 5 years rule starts applying?
Q2: A side question of Q1 is, does the PR status start on the date of CoPR issuance or the first entry? (I'm trying to take advantage of the visa expiry date to postpone the 2yr-in-5yr rule starting date if it's on first entry date)
Q3: My wife has taken two shots of vaccines that's not in the accepted list of vaccine for quarantine exemption, and she does not have the plan to take two more shots of pfizer or moderna in the near future. Given that I've taken pfizer and being fully vaccinated, do I need to be quarantined with her for 14 days if we live in a 1-bed/2-bed apartment?

Thanks in advance

2 out of 5 year starts on the day you land. As long as you still have time to fulfill the 2 out of 5 years when you return you will have no issues entering. If you land in 2021 you won’t have any issues with your RO until 2024. You will either need to quarantine together for 2 weeks or you will have to stay somewhere else while your wife quarantines in your apartment.

 

[tztzttznd]

2 out of 5 year starts on the day you land. As long as you still have time to fulfill the 2 out of 5 years when you return you will have no issues entering. If you land in 2021 you won’t have any issues with your RO until 2024. You will either need to quarantine together for 2 weeks or you will have to stay somewhere else while your wife quarantines in your apartment.

Thanks a lot!

 

[steaky]

Hi,

My wife and I recently got our CoPR and immigration visa, and we are planning to do a soft landing by driving to the boarder from the U.S.
However, after reading a lot of public documents, we are still unclear about some blind spots that those docs do not explicitly clarify,
Target landing date: 10/1/2021
Q1: If we do a soft landing and leave Canada in 1 month (11/1/2021) then try to re-enter on 12/1/2021 (assuming we have got the PR card by then), will we be denied by the border officer since we lived in Canada for only 1 month during the 5 years back to the date when we're trying to re-enter? If not, when will this 2 years in 5 years rule starts applying?
Q2: A side question of Q1 is, does the PR status start on the date of CoPR issuance or the first entry? (I'm trying to take advantage of the visa expiry date to postpone the 2yr-in-5yr rule starting date if it's on first entry date)
Q3: My wife has taken two shots of vaccines that's not in the accepted list of vaccine for quarantine exemption, and she does not have the plan to take two more shots of pfizer or moderna in the near future. Given that I've taken pfizer and being fully vaccinated, do I need to be quarantined with her for 14 days if we live in a 1-bed/2-bed apartment?

Thanks in advance

Then get a dose of the Janssen vaccine in the US, so she can avoid quarantine requirement.

 

[canuck78]

Then get a dose of the Janssen vaccine in the US, so she can avoid quarantine requirement.

J&J is not a great vaccine compared to Moderna or Pfizer so would not advise that people get this vaccine.

 

[steaky]

J&J is not a great vaccine compared to Moderna or Pfizer so would not advise that people get this vaccine.

But JJ is one of the approved vaccines and it's distibuted in many parts of the world.