Time spent outside Canada to buy a property

[inventov]

I've read somewhere (maybe on this forum) that the time spent outside Canada to find and buy a property in another country is counted towards the citizenship residency requirement. Or is it only for permanent residency?

Can someone here confirm or point me to some official documentation?

Thanks!

 

[Woodex]

Why do you think CIC care about your business? You can not count time spent outside Canada toward PR or Citizenship.

 

[zardoz]

I've read somewhere (maybe on this forum) that the time spent outside Canada to find and buy a property in another country is counted towards the citizenship residency requirement. Or is it only for permanent residency?

Can someone here confirm or point me to some official documentation?

Thanks!

I can confirm that this is NOT true for either citizenship OR permanent residency.
I have no idea where you saw this but it wasn't from anyone who has studied the regulations.

 

[nguyentu2001]

I've read somewhere (maybe on this forum) that the time spent outside Canada to find and buy a property in another country is counted towards the citizenship residency requirement. Or is it only for permanent residency?

Can someone here confirm or point me to some official documentation?

Thanks!

haha you wish!

 

[inventov]

haha you wish!

Actually, I am a Canadian citizen since 2012, so that's not an issue for me. However, I vaguely remembered a discussion on this topic and I was intrigued by that. Just wanted to know if it's urban talking...

 

[zardoz]

Actually, I am a Canadian citizen since 2012, so that's not an issue for me. However, I vaguely remembered a discussion on this topic and I was intrigued by that. Just wanted to know if it's urban talking...

I think "Bovine Scatology" is the phrase that you are looking for...

 

[inventov]

Actually, if you look at question #8 on the RQ it sounds like it is up to the CJ to decide if he wants to count that time or not.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/201840696/CIT-0171-09-2012-E

But it's not about buying a property, it's about selling it

"Provide supporting documents that apply to your situation, e.g., hospitalization abroad, proof of family member's illness, property/business sale documents, court documents for trials abroad, employment contracts for overseas work, proof of education abroad (for students), contracts for workoutside Canada"

So there is something...