Flight attendant applying for citizenship

[zalanhorvath]

I work for a Canadian airline as a flight attendant. Currently I have my PR status but this year I can apply for Citizenship. As a flight attendant I fly out of the country regularly. Mostly the US and México. My question is does the time I’ve been spending abroad on layovers count against me?
Do I need to list every single time I left the country to work on the physical presence calculator?

 

[jddd]

How long are the layovers?

Yes, you need to list every single time you left the country to work.

 

[zalanhorvath]

12-50 hours. It depends.
I figured I’ll have to list them. That won’t be a problem cause since I started I kept track of all my flying. But will they count against me for my physical presence in Canada?

 

[scylla]

12-50 hours. It depends.
I figured I’ll have to list them. That won’t be a problem cause since I started I kept track of all my flying. But will they count against me for my physical presence in Canada?

Only time spent physically in Canada counts towards citizenship. So yes - if your layover means you end up spending a day outside of Canada, this means this day cannot be included in your residency count for citizenship.

 

[Buletruck]

Keep in mind a partial day in Canada counts as a whole day. If you left at 11:59 PM one day and returned at 11:59PM the next day, you count it as being in Canada the whole time.
Days outside don’t count against you, but they do make it necessary to make sure you have all the required days to meet citizenship.

 

[zalanhorvath]

Only time spent physically in Canada counts towards citizenship. So yes - if your layover means you end up spending a day outside of Canada, this means this day cannot be included in your residency count for citizenship.

i thought there was a clause that if I work for a Canadian company and because of my work I’m required to be out of the country then it doesn’t count against me. So that’s not a thing anymore?

 

[scylla]

i thought there was a clause that if I work for a Canadian company and because of my work I’m required to be out of the country then it doesn’t count against me. So that’s not a thing anymore?

The clause you're thinking of applies to the PR residency requirement only (i.e. residency requirement to keep your PR status). It does not apply to the citizenship residency requirement. Citizenship requires physical presence in Canada.

 

[keesio]

Keep in mind a partial day in Canada counts as a whole day. If you left at 11:59 PM one day and returned at 11:59PM the next day, you count it as being in Canada the whole time.
Days outside don’t count against you, but they do make it necessary to make sure you have all the required days to meet citizenship.

This is true, the days don't count against you. But you still need to list the trip in your application.

 

[vensak]

you would have to be sent out by Canadian government or army for those days to count towards citizenship. but the good news is, that partial days will count. It is just your application will have a rather long list of trips thats all.