Moonlight

Dear Mr. Miller,

My question is referring to the following on the exemption to the
obligation of physical presence in Canada for PR holders.

If you are outside Canada for extended periods of time, you can
accumulate residency days if you are
- travelling with a Canadian spouse or common-law partner, or are a
child accompanying a parent, or
- employed on a full-time basis by a Canadian business or the Public
Service of Canada, or
- the spouse, common-law partner or child of a permanent resident who
is outside Canada and who is employed on a full-time basis by a
Canadian business or the Public Service of Canada.

What are the Public Service of Canada? What about some International
Organizations like United Nations where Canada is a member. Can PR
holder exempted if he/she works in such organizations outside Canada?
The assignment with such organization is temporarly and with home
leave given to staff to go to their residential country. Is that not a
proof for PR if he filles Canada to be his residential country and
comes on all leaves?

Thank you for your help.

James Metcalfe

The exemptions listed in the ACT are the only exemptions. Working for the UN
is not in the list and therefore it is not possible to clam an exemption.
Unless the Act is amended by parliament you are stuck with it.

The public service of Canada means that you are a direct employee of the
government of Canada or one of the provinces or terratories of Canada.

What you see and read is what you get.


Jim metcalfe


"moonlight" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Dear Mr. Miller,
    > My question is referring to the following on the exemption to the
    > obligation of physical presence in Canada for PR holders.
    > If you are outside Canada for extended periods of time, you can
    > accumulate residency days if you are
    > - travelling with a Canadian spouse or common-law partner, or are a
    > child accompanying a parent, or
    > - employed on a full-time basis by a Canadian business or the Public
    > Service of Canada, or
    > - the spouse, common-law partner or child of a permanent resident who
    > is outside Canada and who is employed on a full-time basis by a
    > Canadian business or the Public Service of Canada.
    > What are the Public Service of Canada? What about some International
    > Organizations like United Nations where Canada is a member. Can PR
    > holder exempted if he/she works in such organizations outside Canada?
    > The assignment with such organization is temporarly and with home
    > leave given to staff to go to their residential country. Is that not a
    > proof for PR if he filles Canada to be his residential country and
    > comes on all leaves?
    > Thank you for your help.