You still have your PR status even if your PR card expired. However, in order to maintain your PR status, you have to meet certain residency obligations and remain admissible to Canada.
Meeting Your Residency Obligation In order to keep your permanent resident status, you must have been in Canada for at least 730 days in the last five years, which is equivalent to two years. It does not need to be continuous and you may be able to count some of your time abroad towards your residency obligation if it meets some of the exemption requirements.
The period being assessed can vary depending on your circumstances. If you have been a permanent resident for over five years then the assessment period is the 5-year period directly before your application submission.
If you have been a permanent resident for less than five years then the period being assessed is from your PR issue date to the application submission. As long as residents continually meet the 2 out of every 5 years in Canada requirement then their status is maintained.
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