This question will change on the new forms, given were now allowed pre-PR credit, it would probably ask for addresses in past 5 years
Item will indeed change. And it will ask for addresses for five years. But it will also likely include an alternative for those who came to Canada less than five years previous.
Such as . . .
. . . or since coming to Canada, whichever is more recent
. . . or since coming to live in Canada, whichever is more recent
. . . or . . . ???
That is, there will likely be an alternative for those who became a PR less than five years previous but phrased in a way to encompass a period of time spent in Canada prior to becoming a PR.
For example, prior to Bill C-24 removing credit for pre-PR time in Canada, under the old 3/4 rules, it was phrased something like "for the last four years or since coming to
live in Canada, whichever is more recent." (emphasis added)
The new version should not refer to since coming to "live" in Canada, but it might given that I cannot guess what it will actually say . . . the reason it should not is that under the old 3/4 rule only time after coming to
live in Canada counted, since it was a
residency requirement, so just being present in Canada was not enough for the time to get counted. Hence it was
since coming to live in Canada. But again, how IRCC will phrase it in the new forms is something prospective applicants need to wait to see.
One more reason why it will be so important to read the instructions, including the individual items in the forms.