Originally Posted by
payam81
This is interesting as the PRC Embassy/Consulates in Canada will only renew passports for people who are either PR in Canada or otherwise legally present on some sort of visa. How did he manage to convince them of this?
Letter from immigration though that edison mentions doesn't seem to apply to Canada for now.
He renewed his PRC Passport in his home town near Beijing when he went back.
He says you cannot renew your PRC passport in Canada without them finding out you are a Canadian citizen. Which confirms what you just stated.
He says it is becoming more and more of a pain to maintain both passports but as I mentioned in a previous thread, purpose is to maintain it until elder care is no longer necessary.