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We split our time between the US and Canada. I’ve been trying to decipher the relevant statutes and I think maybe I’d qualify under center of vital interests. Maybe.

As a US Citizen who owns a home there, has strong family ties there, etc, could I be deemed a non-resident of Canada for tax purposes? I have zero Canadian income. All is from the US.

Yes and yes. The tax guy here said the exchange rate and the higher tax rate here were the culprits.

My Canadian wife and I are both retired. My only income is Social Security and pensions from the US. Even though I pay thousands of dollars towards taxes in the US, and am paying the percentage required, I now find that I owe FIVE FIGURES to CRA. Trust me, I am not rich. I can’t afford this this...

Yes I did.

I know Canada has a higher tax rate, but between the two, my tax rate would be 50%. All my income is US, so I can't have taxes deducted from my earnings to pay Canada first. This is a nightmare.

I got my PR card last August. Filed taxes in the US. Paid thousands on my pensions and social security. I'm filing now in Canada and the tax preparer tells me I owe almost 6K more for that partial year! That would mean I'd be paying an extra 13K on top of my US taxes!! This is a mistake, right?