How to count days

[anyhopeforme]

This might be a dumb question but I just want to make sure I will be minimizing mistakes when I apply for citizenship. When travelling by plane, if the itinerary of my flight shows leaves point A at 8:40pm on Aug 1 and arrives Canada at 12:05am Aug 2, this means I would have to count Aug 1 as a day away right?

Also, what if the flight lands early, at 11:45? Do they just look at what time you 'checked in' at the airport in Canada?

 

[labeamer]

i thought the residence calculator takes care of it.

To your specifics: i think it doesn't matter when the plane lands and when (or what time) you boarded a Canada-bound plane. What matters most is when exactly the immigration officer enters your details in to CBSA computer system and when he stamps your passport. So, if he processes you at local time 11:45pm on August 1st, then August 1 is the day you entered. If processed after 12am local time, then it's August 2 that you entered.

In any case, when you provide the exact dates you exit and enter Canada, the Residence Calculator counts the days for you. I guess the way it does it is, if entry date is counted in, then exit date is excluded, and vice versa.

 

[u4g5]

just count how many night u r absence from canada, thats the easiest way to count.\
so in ur example, u spent aug 1st night abard but come back on aug 2nd 11:45 pm, u r only away for 1 day

 

[anyhopeforme]

Thanks both of you