Entering Canada and Working abroad
 

Hi all, Great forum and we need some help and advice.

Background - we are moving to Canada in July next year after getting our residency. I currently work for a company in England and can transfer with them but there is an issue with location of work. We have only two years left on the residency card from the point we land and understand that we have to be there for a full two years to meet the criteria to stay indefinitely.

Issue - Although we will be living in Vancouver the company have asked me to undertake an assignment and work during the week in New York for two weeks out of four.

Question - would my working in the above manner hinder our criteria to stay indefinitely? I will obviously living in Vancouver and bringing all monies earned into the country.

Can anyone please advise?

Re: Entering Canada and Working abroad
 

I think it depends on whether or not your employer counts as a Canadian company. If you work for a Canadian company and are sent abroad to work that is usually OK and counts towards your days in Canada for PR purposes.

http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Reside...gations-Canada

However, I'm not an immigration expert so don't take my word for it. It might be worth asking this question in the immigration forum.

Re: Entering Canada and Working abroad
 

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I've looked into this - given I've spent some time working in asia since becoming a PR - and I think your interpretation is correct. I work for a multinational, but I decided it also counted as Canadian for various reasons, one of them being that it is listed on the TSX. So any time I spend in asia working counts towards PR (and citizenship I think, but not 100% sure)

If the OP is going to be working in Canada for a British company then he is out of luck I think.

Re: Entering Canada and Working abroad
 

PR. not citizenship. Any night out of the country don't count unless by special authority. This applies to individuals working for Canadian companies where travel is necessary to perform the job, such as long haul aircrew.

The employer also has to be a registered Canadian company, for both PR and citizenship eligibility.

Re: Entering Canada and Working abroad
 

You say not, but then imply it is for people where travel is necessary to perform their jobs? My company wouldn't pay for me to go to asia if it wasn't necessary for me to perform my job. Can you clarify what you mean?

Re: Entering Canada and Working abroad
 

Should have qualified it more. From my understanding and it was along time ago, if a job could not be performed without leaving the country, any nights out of the country working for a Canadian company had to be approved by a citizenship judge to count for citizenship. Any nights out of the country on an extended layover (days off overseas) did not count. If you are only missing a few days, easier just to do a few extra, if it is a lot, best to speak with CIC first.

This is for a PR
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/informa...des/5445EA.asp

for citizenship
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/C-29/p...nchorbo-ga:l_I

Re: Entering Canada and Working abroad
 

Getting approval from a judge sounds like a pain in the arse. I'll probably just wait the extra month or two - given the applications take years it won't make much difference.

Re: Entering Canada and Working abroad
 

That's what I have done. Waited an extra month even though my time here on WP counts as 1/2 days. Just thought it easier noting the timescales anyway.

Plus wife went back for vacation and a funeral in 2009 so it allows us to submit together.