The last approved bill amendment to the Immigrant Act was that APRC holders who got their APRC through work ARC are not required to stay 183days any more, they can stay out of the country for 5 years straight and they can come back normally at immigration and still hold their status. Meanwhile APRC holders who got it from marriage ARC lose their APRC status if they stay out of the country for 183days and don’t apply for an extended leave (2years Max each time) for doing so.
There is a new revision of the same article but it hasn’t been published yet. It was announced last year in November-December. There are hopes that they will remove the 183days minimum yearly stay for APRC holder who got itthrough marriage. Up to now still no confirmation of what the change is, only a broad topics. So yea, if you stay out of the country for over 183days they will know it at airport immigration if you have lost your APRC status already and they certainly know in their system got it through work or marriage since there is no difference written in the card itself.
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