This is completely wrong. There are people who don't have a SIN but must file taxes, there are people who aren't PRs and must file taxes. There are people who are PR and don't need to file taxes.
Even if you later went back to home after studying, you first came to live in Canada when you first started studying here. It's basically the first time you had contact with Canadian immigration. So pick that date.
It doesn't say "when did you first come to live in Canada permanently"
Even if you later went back to home after studying, you first came to live in Canada when you first started studying here. It's basically the first time you had contact with Canadian immigration. So pick that date.
It doesn't say "when did you first come to live in Canada permanently"
Oh sorry, I totally read "we were students" instead of "we were not students". In that case it's a bit tricky, I'm not sure myself which of the two dates you should write down (soft landing date or actual landing date). I would tend towards the soft landing date.
Q1:
I traveled to my home country over the 183 so I am bringing a PC from there and traveled to the US for 2 days only should I bring PC from US as well?
Q2:
I traveled over the 183 days .. and I have the Electronic tickets should I print them out for them to check if they want to confirm the flights time and date ?
Q1:
I traveled to my home country over the 183 so I am bringing a PC from there and traveled to the US for 2 days only should I bring PC from US as well?
Q2:
I traveled over the 183 days .. and I have the Electronic tickets should I print them out for them to check if they want to confirm the flights time and date ?
You don't need to log in day trips as it is not absence. Only log in trips where you were absent from the country. I live literally on the border(Niagara Falls) and my day trips range from lunch to supermarket run. If i would have logged in all I dunno how many pages i would have needed. Just supply data which is relevant rather than providing too much data to confuse the CIC officer.
To quote:
======= Q5: Do I have to declare day trips to the United States? A5: Yes. List all absences, even if you come back the same day.
Q6: I travel often to the United States and don't remember the exact dates. What do I do?
A6: To use the physical presence calculator, you must enter exact dates. If you do not know the exact number of days you were absent, try to calculate an estimated number and after you have printed your absence sheet, attach a hand written note to it indicating that the dates are approximate.
Q7: I travel often because of my work (truck driver, employee for an airline company, etc.). Do I have to declare those absences?
A7: Yes. All absences from Canada, regardless of the reason, must be declared.
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While day trips do not count as days of absence you still must declare them.
If your exits out of Canada do NOT exceed 183 days as per old rules, all you needed to do is tick 'No' and do not have to report anything. The form clearly asks your consent to collect these information from CBSA, and it also states that you should not contact CBSA yourself for anything. Again, when the new rules kick in Oct. 11, the physical presence requirement is automatically removed - whatever exit/entry history will be obtained directly from CBSA, so I really don't see why you would be providing what's not asked, and better still wait for the new forms and 'guidelines' for the new rules.