You can also count Canadian residency days if you are outside Canada for an extended period of time for one of the following reasons:
You are employed on a full-time basis by a Canadian business, the Public Service of Canada or the public service of a Canadian province.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomer/res-oblig.html
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomer/cdnbusiness.html
You are employed on a full-time basis by a Canadian business, the Public Service of Canada or the public service of a Canadian province.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomer/res-oblig.html
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomer/cdnbusiness.html