and I'm pretty sure he expects all of the officers to do their jobs as outlined here: I wouldn't know if it's really 80/20.  In fact I have absolutely no idea how likely it is that they will pull you out and tell you that you don't meet the residency requirements.  From what I've seen people on this forum say, there are some that this happens to and there are some that get in without questions.  Without having made a note of how many of each there were, I'd guess at 50/50.  It can also be dependent on what people say to them.  If they come and volunteer the information that they haven't been in Canada since they landed and their PR card is expiring, it is obvious that they don't meet the residency requirements but if they have visited Canada once a year, they can always say truthfully that they were only gone for a year. I think it is also quite possible that the immigration officers to not have full access to all information from everywhere right that moment.  They may know about your entries but not when you left.  They may be able to get more information by working with border services of other countries or pulling information from somewhere like the tax and revenue but this may not be accessible to them at the time you are standing there seeking entry.  They would still be doing their jobs perfectly with the information they have at the