When can I re-enter Canada after my visitor visa expires?

[Krayzel]

Hi there,

Two months ago, I entered Canada and I got a visitor visa for six months. I was supposed to leave in April and the immigration gave me a document I had to return at Montreal airport before leaving the country. However, due to personal reasons, I had to go back to my country (France) a couple of weeks ago so I changed my ticket and I completely forgot to give them back that document... also, Toronto was my departure airport, not Montreal.

Now I'm wondering a few things:
1) Is it bad if I didn't give that document back? Should I call the Canadian immigration and tell them I left the country (so they wouldn't think I'm actually staying until April) or they already know I left anyway?
2) My visitor visa says "No re-entry"; I read on several websites (that look legit, quoting what seems to be official documents) it means the visa alone isn't enough to enter Canada (it has to come with a valid passport)... Is that right? So if I decide to go back there before April, I wouldn't have to go through the immigration again because my visa didn't expire?
3) Let's say I'm not going back to Canada for a while and my visitor visa expires in the meantime... Would it be possible for me to re-enter and get a new visitor visa in May, for example, or do I have to wait a certain time before being allowed to go back there?

Thanks in advance for your answers.

 

[PMM]

Hi

Hi there,

Two months ago, I entered Canada and I got a visitor visa for six months. I was supposed to leave in April and the immigration gave me a document I had to return at Montreal airport before leaving the country. However, due to personal reasons, I had to go back to my country (France) a couple of weeks ago so I changed my ticket and I completely forgot to give them back that document... also, Toronto was my departure airport, not Montreal.

Now I'm wondering a few things:
1) Is it bad if I didn't give that document back? Should I call the Canadian immigration and tell them I left the country (so they wouldn't think I'm actually staying until April) or they already know I left anyway?
2) My visitor visa says "No re-entry"; I read on several websites (that look legit, quoting what seems to be official documents) it means the visa alone isn't enough to enter Canada (it has to come with a valid passport)... Is that right? So if I decide to go back there before April, I wouldn't have to go through the immigration again because my visa didn't expire?
3) Let's say I'm not going back to Canada for a while and my visitor visa expires in the meantime... Would it be possible for me to re-enter and get a new visitor visa in May, for example, or do I have to wait a certain time before being allowed to go back there?

Thanks in advance for your answers.

1. You could mail to the CBSA in Montreal if you wanted. They probably don't care at this point.
2. Your visitor permit said "no re-entry" if you are a citizen of a visa exempt country you didn't have a visa, you had a visitor permit.
3. Once you left Canada, your visitor permit expired. So when you return it is a new admission.
4. You can return any time you wish, there are no restrictions, but also there are no guarantees that you will be admitted as a visitor.

 

[Krayzel]

Thanks, I guess that answers my questions.
So basically, I can go back there at any time, it will be the exact same situation as the first time I went there as a visitor.