Originally Posted by LightingGuy
KVS
In theory you may be correct. But if the airline sees that you are terminating your itinerary in Canada they can request that you show either a valid visa for staying in Canada, or a reserved way back out (air, train, bus, car rental). The airline is on the hook for fines and transportation costs if they bring someone who is refused entry due to invalid documents. Many airlines would see the OP's case as possibly falling under this category and so would refuse boarding.
I agree that many check-in agents won't check for the PR card, most haven't asked for mine. But they might and then the OP's employee would be SOL. That's why I called it a risky manouver. Of course, since he's Ukrainian this point is moot, he requires a visa of some sort anyway.
We have had the same issue with Mrs. YYZer (Australian) not having her CIC card. Air Canada will tell you that if you are from a country that does not require a VISA to enter Canada, that they will allow you on-board the aircraft. This is specifically spelled out on their website (we also called Air Canada to verify that this was correct)
http://www.aircanada.ca/planning/before/traveldoc.html
"As of December 31, 2003, permanent residents from a non visa- waiver country who are returning to Canada will be required to provide the wallet-sized plastic Permanent Resident Card or a visa to re-enter Canada as the IMM1000 Record of Landing will no longer be acceptable. Without a valid PR Card or visa these passengers will not be permitted to board the aircraft and will need to contact the nearest Canadian embassy or consulate to obtain a limited use travel document to re-enter Canada:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/v...tml#exemptions "
We travelled in March, and the only problem we had was getting on the plane to Cozumel (the ticket agents didn't know what to enter into the computer system when they asked for a PR card number). After a while, they let us on the plane. No trouble whatsoever coming back (getting on the plane). When we reached immigration, they simply looked at her passport, her IMM card, and let us in.
Check this site for more information and discussion.
http://www.settlement.org