Canadian Permanent Resident entering Canada with expired US passport

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A late answer, but anyway, a permanent resident has a statutory, absolute right to enter Canada, once their status is established by a valid permanent resident card.

From recent experiences, you might still be reminded of the "need" of a passport; but it is not a big deal unless your identity is questioned. It might be that in the past passport stamps are often used as evidence when the officer examines the compliance with residency obligations, but nowadays (almost) everything is electronically recorded.

In fact I could not find any legal requirement for a permanent resident to have a passport when physically entering Canada, despite certain IRCC/CBSA websites implying or having implied so. Although for international flights, the Secure Air Travel Regulations does obligate the airlines to check a passport or NEXUS card before boarding a passenger. A PR card alone will not accepted by the airlines as a travel document.

However, at airports, a permanent resident card alone is accepted by the automatic kiosks. But a non-US/Canadian-citizen NEXUS members without a passport may not be able to use the NEXUS lane or kiosks.

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