For physical presence calculator have the below query
For one of my travel , My flight arrival time in Canada was on 27th Jan, 11:59 pm. So shld have done stamping at immigration after 30 to 45 mins (28th 00:30 or 00:45) . So for physical presence calculator should I mention 27th or 28th?
Arrival IN Canada does not happen until the traveler clears border controls. Does not matter when the flight entered Canadian air space. Does not matter how long the plane was on the tarmac. Does not matter how long the traveler was standing in line inside the airport before getting through border control. Date of arrival is the date border control is cleared.
If for some reason the passengers aboard an international flight stay on the plane for an entire day, and are not screened by border control until the next day, the latter is the date of arrival.
Likewise for travelers arriving by car. If for some reason traffic is backed up on the Peace Bridge, when the traveler passes the flag marking the border between the U.S. and Canada does not matter. If stuck there in traffic from before midnight until after midnight, the date of return to Canada is the date after midnight.
Similarly for travelers exiting Canada. No matter how long the plane sits on the tarmac waiting its turn to take off, even if that means the passengers are still on Canadian soil past midnight, the date of exit is nonetheless the previous day.
Not that this will matter much if the applicant has NO other mistakes or discrepancies AND there is enough of a margin over the minimum to cover any difference.
A somewhat common mistake some applicants have made is that they reported the date of exit, from Canada, based on a passport stamp for when they arrived at their destination. For late evening Trans-Pacific flights that could be off by two days, and if the individual applied with no margin that would result in the applicant falling short and the application being denied.
