Trying to return to Canada

[canuck78]

Do I have to go thru the land crossing ? Another option is, my friends have a private yacht and they can transport me from US to BC

Is it mandatory that i.must go thru a border with CBSA officers present?

Yes you must go through a border crossing. There is border protocol for maritime entry. Your friend would be committing a crime and could go to jail if they transport you and try to avoid CBSA.

 

[zardoz]

Do I have to go thru the land crossing ? Another option is, my friends have a private yacht and they can transport me from US to BC

Is it mandatory that i.must go thru a border with CBSA officers present?

http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-52.6/page-4.html#h-16

Persons
Marginal noteresentation of persons on arrival in Canada

• 11 (1) Subject to this section, every person arriving in Canada shall, except in such circumstances and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, enter Canada only at a customs office designated for that purpose that is open for business and without delay present himself or herself to an officer and answer truthfully any questions asked by the officer in the performance of his or her duties under this or any other Act of Parliament.
  
  
• Marginal note:Exception
  (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any person who has presented himself or herself outside Canada at a customs office designated for that purpose and has not subsequently stopped at any other place prior to his or her arrival in Canada unless an officer requires that person to present himself or herself to the officer.
  

 

[CanucksHK]

Yes you must go through a border crossing. There is border protocol for maritime entry. Your friend would be committing a crime and could go to jail if they transport you and try to avoid CBSA.

Understood, thx

 

[CanucksHK]

http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-52.6/page-4.html#h-16

Persons
Marginal noteresentation of persons on arrival in Canada

• 11 (1) Subject to this section, every person arriving in Canada shall, except in such circumstances and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, enter Canada only at a customs office designated for that purpose that is open for business and without delay present himself or herself to an officer and answer truthfully any questions asked by the officer in the performance of his or her duties under this or any other Act of Parliament.
  
  
• Marginal note:Exception
  (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any person who has presented himself or herself outside Canada at a customs office designated for that purpose and has not subsequently stopped at any other place prior to his or her arrival in Canada unless an officer requires that person to present himself or herself to the officer.

Understood, thx a bunch.

 

[CanucksHK]

There are no "procedures, requirements and obligations that I must apply to Canadian government as an away resident".

1) A PRTD request based on H&C grounds is, given your narrative, most likely to be denied.

2) A PRTD denial will automatically revoke your PR status, subject to appeal.

3) That is an option.

4) Until you formally lose PR status, you will be allowed to enter Canada, assuming that you can prove your identity. However, you are quite likely to be reported for failure to meet the residency obligation requirements. This will trigger the process of revoking your PR status, again subject to appeal.

5) Until you lose your PR status, you have the same employment rights as any other PR. Your SIN will be dormant and need to be reactivated by Service Canada.

6) Two years of provable physical residency will reset the non-compliance of the RO and then you will be able to renew your PR card. Don't know about BC health insurance etc.

7) This really isn't relevant. Failure to disclose, when asked, for truthful information regarding your absence from Canada, is likely to lead you down a path that you don't wish to go. Misrepresentation.

8) It's still valid until it's formally revoked, renounced, you become a Canadian citizen or you die.

9) Yes you can report those lost but it will achieve nothing. SIN cards are no longer being issued. Your BC Medicare card is expired and you will have to apply for coverage

In regards to (5), by contacting Service Canada to reactivate my SIN, would they report to IRCC and trigger all those expected scenarios?

Kindly advise.

Thanks

 

[zardoz]

In regards to (5), by contacting Service Canada to reactivate my SIN, would they report to IRCC and trigger all those expected scenarios?

Kindly advise.

Thanks

Not as far as I am aware.

 

[keesio]

Do I have to go thru the land crossing ? Another option is, my friends have a private yacht and they can transport me from US to BC

Is it mandatory that i.must go thru a border with CBSA officers present?

Well, you have use private transportation since you have an expired PR card. And for most people, that is via a land crossing.

If arriving by private boat from the US, the boat operator/owner MUST report to CBSA before arriving. That would be done directly at a marine port of entry or via phone? communication. You will need to remain on the boat while the report is being made. This report would include information of all passengers, including the passengers citizenship, travel documentation, and length of absence from Canada. It will be the "length of absence from Canada" part with an expired PR that will cause trouble for you. That will likely have CBSA require all passengers to go to secondary inspection.