Landing & Leaving - Jeopardize our Status?

The Landing Experience
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Hi there,

My family and I are Permanent Residents of Canada. I am the principal applicant.

We landed last March 24, 2016.

However, I am still intending to leave Canada to finish off my work outside Canada and settle our properties there (my wife and my child will remain in Canada).

So I will be outside Canada from April 2016 to January 2017 (9 months).

After then, I will permanently reside and work in Toronto.

My questions are:

(a) Will living outside of Canada for 9 months after just a short landing jeopardize my PR and my intended citizenship?

(b) Will my child still receive child care benefit even if I (the principal) live outside of Canada?

Would appreciate your feedback.

Thanks,

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Hi

  1. No, as long as you reside in Canada for 2 year out of every 5 year period after you “land”
  2. Time outside Canada doesn’t count towards citizenship.
  3. For your child to receive Child benefits, you have to report your earnings outside Canada.

PMM

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Hello,

Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us.

Regarding your question,

You can find some detailed information on how to apply and what the requirements are in our Settlement.Org How do I apply for the CCTB? article.

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.

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Anna
Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS
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