Travel for work throughout US and Canada with US Citizenship and CA PR?

[ekt1022]

Such an obscure question that I'm not sure will be much help to anyone else, but if anyone has some insight, I'd greatly appreciate it:

I am a US citizen (currently residing in US) with a Canadian PR application in process (I expect it will be approved this summer). I intend to settle in Montreal once my visa comes in.

My current employer (a US based company) has a Canadian subsidiary that is willing to hire me once I obtain the Canadian visa IF I can maintain my current job responsibilities, which include travel throughout a sales territory covering NY, Northern New England, Quebec and Ontario.

I am having a very difficult time determining if it will be legal for me to conduct business in the US AND Canada simultaneously if I am a permanent resident of Canada and a citizen of the US. My business trips to the US will be short (<7 day) visits. Does anyone know if this is allowed? Would it make things less complicated if I stayed on the US payroll (rather than transferring to the Canadian subsidiary)?

Thanks so much in advance for the advice!!

 

[vensak]

Such an obscure question that I'm not sure will be much help to anyone else, but if anyone has some insight, I'd greatly appreciate it:

I am a US citizen (currently residing in US) with a Canadian PR application in process (I expect it will be approved this summer). I intend to settle in Montreal once my visa comes in.

My current employer (a US based company) has a Canadian subsidiary that is willing to hire me once I obtain the Canadian visa IF I can maintain my current job responsibilities, which include travel throughout a sales territory covering NY, Northern New England, Quebec and Ontario.

I am having a very difficult time determining if it will be legal for me to conduct business in the US AND Canada simultaneously if I am a permanent resident of Canada and a citizen of the US. My business trips to the US will be short (<7 day) visits. Does anyone know if this is allowed? Would it make things less complicated if I stayed on the US payroll (rather than transferring to the Canadian subsidiary)?

Thanks so much in advance for the advice!!

Business trips itself should not be a problem (they might even count to your residency requirements), of course would your employer be Canadian company
But salary from US company can be problematic.
The whole idea of a PR is so that you live in Canada (have permanent residency address), work for Canadian employer and pay taxes in Canada.

Recheck this with an immigration lawyer, if it will be counted or not in your reuired stay period.

 

[Rob_TO]

Where you're working or getting paid from is irrelevant. As long as you maintain the residency obligation and report your income on Canadian tax return, that is all that matters.

A PR could live in Canada, cross into the US every day to work for a US company, return home to Canada at end of the day... and still easily maintain PR status for their entire lives.

 

[jes_ON]

I am having a very difficult time determining if it will be legal for me to conduct business in the US AND Canada simultaneously if I am a permanent resident of Canada and a citizen of the US. My business trips to the US will be short (<7 day) visits. Does anyone know if this is allowed? Would it make things less complicated if I stayed on the US payroll (rather than transferring to the Canadian subsidiary)?

Yes it is allowed. It would make things less complicated if you lived and worked in the same country (payroll in Canada if you live in Canada).

Note that whether or not you make business trips to the USA, you will have to file tax returns in both countries and other assorted unpleasantries because of US financial reporting laws. If you can afford it, get the advice of a cross border tax advisor, at least for the first year, to get started out right.