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    Tax Advice - Am I a non-resident for Tax

    Hi, I need a bit of pratical advice - I am trying to determine if I am considered a tax-resident. My wife, child and I landed in Canada in June 2009, recieved our PR & SIN cards and left after 30 days. We have both been working overseas, and are now planning to move to settle in Canada. We...
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    does having a canadian bank account make me a tax resident

    other than my pr and sin card i dont have anything else?shall i close my account to be on the safe side i do not currently live in canada. i plan to come back next year to fulfil my residency requirements
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    Advice Needed - Regarding PR Status - Entering Canada with less than 730 days.

    I agree, there is nothing naughty about what they are doing, these are the policies, and you have a choice to accept or not. I do hope in the next few months we will be able to settle there. thanks again
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    Advice Needed - Regarding PR Status - Entering Canada with less than 730 days.

    Thanks Leon, It's what I thought as well - I did not know about the one regarding a PR in Canada who could apply for their spouse - myself i this case. In case they revoke my PR would I still have to pay taxes? Would my Wife incase she doesnt have a job? Her means of support would be my income...
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    Advice Needed - Regarding PR Status - Entering Canada with less than 730 days.

    Hi Guys - I landed with my family in 1 June 2009 and we stayed for a month before we went back to Dubai. Now, our 730 Day window is approaching in June 2012 and as I understand, if we enter after that date, we would be short of the 730 days and may be refused entry at the port of entry...
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    Landed immigrant - child born outside of Canada ! How to process his PR

    Ouch.... that does sound cloudy indeed....my sleepless night was warranted.....this is making it quite tricky for us - we are both working and really need the income to fulfill some financial obligations and my wife is completing her education here till August. Is there any indication of how...
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    Landed immigrant - child born outside of Canada ! How to process his PR

    Hi Wilson, thanks! Thats a ray of sunshine :).
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    Landed immigrant - child born outside of Canada ! How to process his PR

    Hi, Looking for some help as we're getting stressed! My wife, daughter and I are landed immigrants as of June 2009, after which we returned to Dubai to spend time saving money and getting things sorted for our return in 2012. We had our second child born in Dubai (induced delivery) so could...
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    Advice on PR & citizenship

    LOL :) I can find that on the Iphone weather app 2 :)
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    Advice on PR & citizenship

    Thanks leon, were gonna try it. How's the weather now. We were in missisagua in June and loved it there.
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    Advice on PR & citizenship

    Thanks Leon, I'm thinking if I don't find a job in Canada, i will enrol in a university to continue my masters or phd, hopefully that would help to land a job if I can get some sort of local experience - which I understand is extremely important. The logic of delaying entry is that we can...
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    Advice on PR & citizenship

    Hi Guys, Thanks for the replies! It is pretty much what I have read on other posts in this forum .... one thought - if the requirement to maintaian residency PR requries 2 out of 5 years - would I be in breach say, if I move to Canada a few months before expiry (in this case June 2014? say Jan...
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    Advice on PR & citizenship

    Hi Guys, Looking for some advice here. We ( my wife and child) landed in June 2009 and got our PR cards. We haven't been able to get jobs in canada and therefore continued to work outside. We got our sin cards and a bank account which has been inactive since we returned. We definitely want to...