Do I have to be working or paying tax for residency obligations

[missedTheGCBus]

Planning to move permanently to Vancouver in March/April of 2023 since I landed in Jun 2020.

Since then I have only spent 1 month in Canada across two visits to meet family and compare cities but I have not worked or paid tax in Canada in that time. Does that 1month still count towards my RO? Just wondering how much of a window I will have remaining after moving to Canada.

 

[steaky]

Planning to move permanently to Vancouver in March/April of 2023 since I landed in Jun 2020.

Since then I have only spent 1 month in Canada across two visits to meet family and compare cities but I have not worked or paid tax in Canada in that time. Does that 1month still count towards my RO? Just wondering how much of a window I will have remaining after moving to Canada.

window for what?

No, one do not need to be working when moving to Canada.

 

[missedTheGCBus]

window for what?

No, one do not need to be working when moving to Canada.

Window to meet the residency obligations of 730 days/5 years. If the one month that I've already spent in Canada would apply towards those 730 days (even though I was not working, didn't have a home, and paid no tax etc)

The window is the amount of time I have to travel back to India once I move in March/April. Since I landed in June I had thought I will barely have a 1-2 months window if I need to travel (to look after parents etc) but if those 30 days are counted then I will have 2-3 months instead.

 

[missedTheGCBus]

can anyone confirm if time spent in Canada while not working/paying-tax will count towards PR obligations?

 

[Ponga]

can anyone confirm if time spent in Canada while not working/paying-tax will count towards PR obligations?

Yes.