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7/10/2014 Topic: Not Meeting the Residency Requirement at Entry Moderator	You are very welcome! We apologize, unfortunately, it is not possible for us to provide a definitive response regarding being short by 2-3 days. We hope that others who may have had a similar experience can share their situation and suggestions with you. ===== Anna Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS Settlement.Org
7/10/2014 Topic: Passport Validity and Landing Paper Moderator	Hello Hemang, Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us. According to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Call Centre, it is best that you contact the nearest Visa Office directly to inform them of this change. I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation. ===== Anna Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS Settlement.Org
7/10/2014 Topic: Citizenship Application: Employment Dates Moderator	Hello, Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us. We can appreciate that you would be concerned about this. According to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Call Centre, it is possible that they return your application. According to them, it is difficult to provide a definitive response because they may consider it to be "present" or they may consider it as though it was something that was forgotten. In terms of how long it will take to return an application, CIC is currently opening applications received on April 29,2014. The According to the representatives at the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Call Centre suggested that you contact them in the next 6 weeks if you have not heard anything so that they can check to see if anything has been updated in the system. I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation. ===== Anna Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS Settlement.Org
7/10/2014 Topic: Proof of Funds Bank Demand Draft Moderator	Hello Chann, Thank you for clarifying your question. According to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Call Centre, it is possible that they may have questions regarding your funds. They suggested that in order to avoid the impression that these are borrowed funds, you should take documentation with you to prove that the funds are in fact your funds that have been transferred. We also suggest that you contact the nearest Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Visa Office for additional information and to confirm this information. I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation. ===== Anna Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS Settlement.Org
7/10/2014 Topic: Landing in Toronto Moderator	Hello, Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us. According to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Call Centre, if they did not take your fingerprints then it likely means that they did not need them. I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation. ===== Anna Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS Settlement.Org
7/10/2014 Topic: How Much Time before Expiry do I have to Land? Moderator	Hello Chander, Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us. According to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Call Centre, you can land at any time before it expires. It is important that you do this before the expiry date because if you try to land too close to the expiry date and for some reason your travel plans are delayed, it may cause you to not land on time. If you do not land before the expiry date, you will have to start the entire immigration application process again. I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation. ===== Anna Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS Settlement.Org
7/10/2014 Topic: Meeting the Residency Requirements Moderator	Hello Manpreet, Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us. We have had others in similar situations ask similar questions. You can find some information in our previous Settlement.Org How can I maintain my PR while outside Canada? discussion thread. Your wife may want to contact the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Call Centre directly for some additional information regarding what your options and possibilities are. I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation. ===== Anna Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS Settlement.Org
7/11/2014 Topic: Passport Validity and Landing Paper Moderator	Thanks PMM for this valuable information. ===== Anna Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS Settlement.Org
7/11/2014 Topic: Want to Cancel Sponsorship - How? Moderator	Thank you PMM for this valuable information. ===== Anna Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS Settlement.Org
7/11/2014 Topic: Re-entering Canada - Questions Moderator	Hello Tmilovic, Thank you for sharing your situation and questions with us. It is great that you are looking into this type of information. Regarding your question, generally, to find out if someone has fulfilled their residency requirements, each time a Permanent Resident re-enters Canada, the Officer will count back 5 years from the date the permanent resident has re-entered Canada. In that 5 year period, if the permanent resident has not accumulated 2 years (730 days) of physical presence in Canada, then it may be determined that the permanent resident has lost their PR status. You can find information on the process that is followed when entering Canada in this Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) ENF 23 - Loss of Permanent Resident Status manual. Here is an excerpt from the manual on what happens at the port of entry, 2. Program objectives IRPA establishes a residency obligation with respect to each five-year period after permanent resident status has been granted. and "7.8 Examining Permanent Residents at a POE (Port of Entry) When a permanent resident appears at a POE for examination, the officer must confirm that the person is a permanent resident. Officers must remain cognizant of the fact the Act gives permanent residents of Canada the right to enter Canada at a port of entry once it is established that a person is a Permanent Resident, regardless of non-compliance with the residency obligation in A28 or the presence of other grounds of inadmissability. Port of entry officers (POE) can refuse entry to a Permanent Resident only when the person has already lost the status in accordance with the provisions of A46 (such as when a final determination has been made that they have failed to comply with the residency obligations or when a removal order comes into force). In other words, once a permanent resident's status is established, the person may enter Canada by right and the immigration examination under IRPA concludes. The onus is on each individual permanent resident to meet their own residency requirements. This means that it is up to you to ensure that you are meeting the residency requirement within each 5 year period and that you are also keeping track of your time spent inside and outside Canada. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are fulfilling your residency obligation. In terms of proofs either to prove that you were in Canada or that you were outside of Canada you may want to keep: Airplane tickets/boarding passes Bus tickets/boarding passes Accomodation/Apartment information such as Lease, Rent Receipts for the time that you are in Canada Hotel receipts And any other documents that can prove the time you were present in Canada in the event that you were questioned by an immigration officer and asked to provide proof of your time in/outside of Canada. According to the the Citizenship and Immigration Canada Operations Manual - Chapter ENF 23 - Loss of Permanent Resident Status, Put simply, this means that the permanent resident bears the full responsibility of demonstrating - with supporting documentation as considered necessary by an officer -that they were physically present in Canada for the required number of days or that they have otherwise met (or will be able to meet) the residency obligation as prescribed in the Act. The permanent resident also bears the onus of presenting documentation that is credible, in the opinion of an officer, to support any assertion(s) made by the permanent resident, or that may have been made on behalf of that permanent resident. There is no one document that can categorically establish a permanent resident’s physical presence in Canada. I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation. ===== Anna Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS Settlement.Org
7/15/2014 Topic: Renewing PR Card from US Moderator	Thanks for sharing your situation and question with us. You may be able to find some helpful information in our previous Settlement.Org PR Card Renewal Application - Outside Canada discussion thread. In terms of including your address in US on your application, according to a CIC representative, yes, it is likely it will lead to questions related to your application and questions related to whether or not you have met your residency requirements. Additionally, according to the ENF 27 Permanent Resident Card manual, "R56(2) states clearly that a PR card application must be made in Canada.[...]The CPC may refer a case to a local CIC if all or part of the application originated from outside Canada, and if there are questions as to the client’s identity, status or residency history, or the authenticity of the documentation. Clients must report in person to pick up their card in Canada, in accordance with R58(3)." You may want to get someone in Canada to contact the CIC Call Centre directly for some clarification and additional information regarding the PR card Renewal process. If you would like to contact CIC, we have had some of our users previously state that they have been able to contact CIC from abroad by dialing 1 613 944 4000 . Listen to the options to get to CIC. Some have reported that it is no longer working. You may want to give it a try. If you do decide to call, let us know the outcome. Long distance charges will apply. I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation. ===== Anna Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS Settlement.Org
7/15/2014 Topic: Moving to Another Province - On Social Assistance Moderator	Hello Idris, Thanks for sharing your situation and question with us. As you already know, one of the eligibility requirements for getting help from Ontario Works is that you live in Ontario. If you move to another province, you will no longer be eligible for Ontario Works. You will need to tell your case officer when you are moving to another province. You can get a list of Ontario Works offices here. You may want to talk to your case officer to let them know of the situation and see if they can provide you with some information regarding social assistance that is related to the other province. I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation. ===== Anna Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS Settlement.Org
7/15/2014 Topic: No Smoking Clause in Rental Agreement Moderator	Hello, Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us. We can appreciate that you would be concerned about this. We suggest that you may want to contact the nearest Community Legal Clinic for some assistance. I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation. ===== Anna Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS Settlement.Org
7/16/2014 Topic: Latest RQ Form-Citizenship Application Moderator	Hello JL, Thank you for sharing your question with us. We have had others include some links in some of our previous Settlement.Org Discussion Thread. It is not available online. According to several CIC representatives, apparently, they do not have access to it either. If you like, you can access it through an Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) Online Request. You may want to submit an Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) Online Request for yourself. There is a $5.00 application fee for requests made under the Access to Information Act. I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation. ===== Anna Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS Settlement.Org
7/17/2014 Topic: Renewing PR Card 4 Months before Expiry Moderator	Hello Min, Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us. According to the Applying for a Permanent Resident Card (PR Card) - Initial application, replacement or renewal (IMM 5445) - Guide, Do not apply for a renewal of your current PR card if it is still valid for more than six (6) months (180 days), unless it is due to a legal name change. Otherwise, your application will be returned. As per the Applying for a Permanent Resident Card (PR Card) - Initial application, replacement or renewal (IMM 5445) - Guide it states that you should not apply for renewal if it is still valid for more than 6 months. It does not state a PR card holder must renew 6 months before expiry. You may want to contact the the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Call Centre directly for confirmation of this information. I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation. ===== Anna Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS Settlement.Org