IMM 5669 address and employment history: 10 years, no gaps

1. What does it ask for?

For the applicant and each family member 18 or older: personal history (education, jobs, unemployment, travel for work or study) and addresses, going back 10 years or to age 18, whichever is shorter, with no gaps. In the Permanent Residence Portal this form is filled online; the questions are the same.

2. What gets it sent back?

In the threads where people post their return letters, three things come up:

1. Gaps. A move in the middle of a month, a few months at a parent's place, a semester abroad: each is its own line, and the end of one line is the start of the next. If two lines don't touch, IRCC reads it as a hole and asks.
2. "Present". The current entry ends with the word present or today's date, never the date you plan to move.
3. Abbreviations. Addresses written in full, with the unit number.

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Addresses should be written out in full without using any abbreviations. Use the apartment or unit number, if applicable. Example: 999 Family Street, Unit #3, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K3J 9T5

Guide 5289, sponsor your spouse ↗

3. How do I list periods that weren't a job?

Every month belongs to something: a job, a program of study, unemployment, parental leave, a sabbatical, travel. Write it as what it was ("unemployed, job searching", "full-time student, University of X", "maternity leave"). A month with no line is a gap.

4. Does the sponsor's history go here too?

No. The sponsor doesn't complete Schedule A. IMM 5532 asks the sponsor about their own background in its sponsor section. Answer what it asks, with dates that agree with IMM 1344.

5. On the form

Schedule A is a portal form, so there is no PDF to sign; the PR portal records your declaration when you submit. OpenVisa shows your Schedule A answers for copying, and the Chrome extension can fill them in the Permanent Residence Portal. In OpenVisa, the sponsor's history section warns about a missing month.