Multiple status extensions in Physical presence calculator section

[cako]

Hi all,

I am looking for some guidance regarding how I should fill the temporary resident status part of the physical presence calculator. My status timeline is this:

Date [1] Sep 2020 - Arrived in Canada with an eTA
Date [2] Dec 2020 - Applied for a Visitor Record
Date [3] May 2021 - Visitor Record approved, stated validity Sep 2021 [4]
Date [5] Jul 2021 - Applied for a second Visitor Record
Date [6] Jul 2021 - Applied for PR
Date [7] Nov 2021 - Second Visitor Record approved, stated validity Feb 2022 [8]
Date [9] Mar 2022 - PR approved

Between Sep 2020 and Mar 2022, I did not leave Canada. Currently what I have under my temporary resident status is:

First Status
Temporary resident status: Visitor
Date you received the status: Date [1]
Date your status expired: Date [3] (I put this because that's when I got Visitor Record)
Did you apply to extend your status? Yes
Date you applied to extend your status: Date [2]
Was the extension approved? Yes
Expiry date of extended status: Date [8]

Unfortunately the form does not allow me to add another extension. Therefore I have a filled another status:

Second Status
Temporary resident status: Visitor
Date you received the status: Date [7]
Date your status expired: Date [8]
Did you apply to extend your status? No

How does this look? Is there a better way to add this info? How would you have do it?

Thanks for the help, folks!

 

[armoured]

Between Sep 2020 and Mar 2022, I did not leave Canada. Currently what I have under my temporary resident status is:
How does this look? Is there a better way to add this info? How would you have do it?

Slightly different question, but if you didn't leave Canada much AFTER March 2022, you may be better to wait until you have the 1095 days AFTER becoming a PR.

Yes, you can get credit for some of the days before (as half-days of course). But some reports here that doing so can result in delays if IRCC does not have good records of your status (out of status days do not count), and it seems they often don't (esp if periods of extensions and implied status) and/or spend a lot of time checking.

Up to you.

 

[arthurpono]

Aside from the above question did you files taxes before you became PR?

 

[arthurpono]

I found the below here here they do not mention visitor record as a valid option: https://eservices.cic.gc.ca/rescalc/redir.do?redir=faq

Q6: Can I use time spent in Canada without the authorized status of temporary resident, protected person or permanent resident towards my physical presence calculation?

A6: No, you cannot use anytime spent in Canada without the authorized status of temporary resident, protected person or permanent resident towards your physical presence calculation.

Temporary resident status includes lawful authorization to enter or remain in Canada as a:

visitor,
student,
worker or,
temporary resident permit holder
A protected person is someone who:

was found to be in need of protection or a convention refugee by the Immigration and Refugee Board or,
a person who received a positive decision on a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment from IRCC.
Note: If you made a refugee claim, or were included on a family members refugee claim, you will not be credited time in Canada from the date of the refugee claim until you received a positive decision confirming that you are a protected person as described above.

A permanent resident is someone who:

has been given permanent resident status by immigrating to Canada, but is not a Canadian citizen

 

[cako]

Slightly different question, but if you didn't leave Canada much AFTER March 2022, you may be better to wait until you have the 1095 days AFTER becoming a PR.

I left for around 60 days total. So the earliest I could apply without leveraging any half-day would be May 2025. Not too long a wait and I am going to wait until I file my taxes this year anyways. Might be worth considering.

Yes, you can get credit for some of the days before (as half-days of course). But some reports here that doing so can result in delays if IRCC does not have good records of your status (out of status days do not count), and it seems they often don't (esp if periods of extensions and implied status) and/or spend a lot of time checking.

Yea, that's mostly what I'm worried about. I don't know how I'd prove I didn't leave the country in that time. I would imagine they have records of border crossings which would prove I did not, but who knows.

Aside from the above question did you files taxes before you became PR?

No, I filed taxes twice (2024, 2023) and will file a third time this year (2025).

I found the below here here they do not mention visitor record as a valid option: https://eservices.cic.gc.ca/rescalc/redir.do?redir=faq

I'm not sure I agree with that. According to the question, my status in Canada during that time was a lawful authorization to remain as a visitor, therefore I had temporary resident status according to the definition in that text. To be clear, I entered Canada as eTA, therefore I had visitor status. A visitor record is not a separate immigration status, it is a document which extends the length of stay as a visitor.

 

[armoured]

Yea, that's mostly what I'm worried about. I don't know how I'd prove I didn't leave the country in that time. I would imagine they have records of border crossings which would prove I did not, but who knows.

To be clear, I don't think the issue is so much the days you were in Canada and proving that (although it can be), but more that IRCC seems to need to POSITIVELY (with certainty) confirm that those days in Canada were also in status. So if there is any gap in their records ... well, it seems a gap in their records is a big problem.