Can we get PRTD? Been out of Canada for 7 years

pmm wrote: Hi kitz4uin wrote: We got our PR in 2004, we completed 2 years out of first 5 years and came back to our country of origin (India) in 2008 due to some unavoidable social circumstances. We could not go back to Canada and our PR expired in 2009. Now we want to go back to Canada and also we (me & my spouse) want our son (who is Canadian by birth, born in 2004 ) to study and grow in Canada.  My question is can we apply for PRTD and is there any chance that we can get it because this time we are 100% sure we will staying there forever ? 1. You can apply for PRTD, the chances of receiving are pretty close to nil, unless you can develop an excellent Humanitarian or Compassionate reason why you haven't lived in Canada in the past 7 years.

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