Originally Posted by Ken hAAmer
On the contrary... he's a landed immigrant, has a home, business, family and yacht in Canada, so he definitely would not be "visiting." He would be returning, or "entering" Canada to stay permanently, and therefore requires the Permanent Resident's card.
Originally Posted by AC*SE
Regardless of the passport held a permanent resident must have either the permanent resident document (PR Card) or a travel document in order to use a public conveyance to travel to Canada. A carrier still faces fines if they convey a person who is a permanent resident without the necessary document even if that person could have sought entry as a temporary resident without a TRV.
In theory, you are both absolutely correct. However, when it comes to issues relating to multiple citizenship, there is a huge gap between theory and practice. Nevertheless, I have slightly edited my original post to clarify what I meant.
In practice, there are basically two separate issues:
- The issue of being able to board the aircraft (i.e. dealing with the check-in agent)
- The issue of being able to enter Canada (i.e. dealing with CIC at the port of entry)
It is important to distinguish between these two issues as the airline's agents, unlike CIC at the port-of-entry cannot verify status or citizneship. They have to go by the travel documents presented by the passenger.
Therefore, if someone has a suitable passport, they can present it at the check-in and then explain to the CIC why they don't have a PR card and provide supporting documents to facilitate their entry into the country.