Permanent residents must comply with residency obligation, which normally requires them to physically reside in Canada for 730 days every five years. The days they are accompanying a spouse or common-law partner who is a Canadian citizen outside Canada count toward their residency obligation. If they are assigned by a Canadian organization to work overseas on a full-time basis, the days count toward their residency obligation, too. However, the business cannot be one that its establishment is primarily for the purpose of a permanent resident to meet their residency obligation.