Ms. Yu is 34 years-old, and Mr. Zang, 36 years-old. They are both citizens of China. They first came to Canada and became Permanent Residents (PR) about 6 years ago. They wanted to begin a new life in Canada and Mr. Zang wanted to join his cousin who had immigrated to Canada 5 years earlier.

Upon their arrival, they both found employment: Ms. Yu as a daycare provider and Mr. Zang in IT. About 7 months after having been granted PR status, however, they left Canada and returned to China to assist with the care of Ms. Yu's mother who had a stroke that left her half paralyzed. Ms. Yu is an only child and her father found it difficult to look after Ms. Yu's mother on his own.

For the first few months after returning to China, Mr. Zang travelled to and from Canada and maintained his employment with the IT firm he had been working for. In total he spent 45 days in Canada in the first three months. Mr. Zang ultimately found being away from Ms. Yu too hard and resigned from his position in Canada and obtained employment at an IT firm in China. They continued to maintain a home in Canada during this time. They both testified that they looked forward to returning to it one day when they were able to.

While back in China, the couple lived with Ms. Yu's parents. Mr. Zang worked full time to support the family. Ms. Yu did not work, as she had to care for her mother. About 12 months after they moved back to China they had their first child, a girl. After they had been living in China for about three and a half years, Ms. Yu's mother passed away. The couple returned to Canada about six months later after Mr. Zang was able to again obtain employment in Canada that was sufficient to support the family.

About 6 months after returning to Canada, the couple applied to renew their PR cards so that they could go back and visit Ms. Yu's father who was left all alone in China. However, it was determined that they both fell short of the residency requirement and a removal order was ultimately issued against them. Ms. Yu fell short by a little over 365 days and Mr. Zang fell short by around 320 days.

Ms. Yu and Mr. Zang both appealed their removal orders to the IAD from within Canada. They waited approximately a year for their hearing. The couple is now expecting their second child in seven months. The couple owns a vehicle and a townhouse in Surrey, British Columbia. Their joint bank account contains about $15 000 CDN. Mr. Zang's cousin also lives in Surrey with his wife and three children; they are all Canadian citizens. Mr. Zang's parents are deceased; they passed away in a car accident when he was only 16 years old, and Mr. Zang went to live with his cousin's family. They have been very close since Mr. Zang's parents passed away.

Since their arrival back in Canada, Mr. Zang has been working continuously and makes approximately $75,000 a year. Ms. Yu has been going to school to obtain her nursing degree, something she had hoped to do when the couple initially got their permanent residency status.

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Analysis of Ms Yu and Mr Zangs Permanent Residency Case Issue Ms Yu and Mr Zang are appealing the removal order issued against them due to not meeting ... View the full answer