Working for an American Company while living in Canada

[Jason M Jones]

I am in the early stages of the application process for PR. It appears likely that we will move to Canada before I have established PR. I will remain working with my current employer, Teachers College at Columbia University, and working remotely. Any help or guidance with my current situation would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Jason

 

[scylla]

I am in the early stages of the application process for PR. It appears likely that we will move to Canada before I have established PR. I will remain working with my current employer, Teachers College at Columbia University, and working remotely. Any help or guidance with my current situation would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Jason

No problem doing that. You'll need to file taxes both in Canada and in the US. (Assuming you are American, you'll need to file taxes for life in the US regardless of where you live.)

 

[Jason M Jones]

No problem doing that. You'll need to file taxes both in Canada and in the US. (Assuming you are American, you'll need to file taxes for life in the US regardless of where you live.)

Hi Scylla,
Thank you for the quick response. Other than tax filing, are there any forms that I need to provide to the Canadian Govt.? Will there be any issue with my current situation, If I have not yet established PR in Canada? Or can I continue working without issue?
Thanks,
Jason

 

[Rob_TO]

I am in the early stages of the application process for PR. It appears likely that we will move to Canada before I have established PR. I will remain working with my current employer, Teachers College at Columbia University, and working remotely. Any help or guidance with my current situation would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Jason

Note that you can't "move" to Canada until you're a PR. Until then all you can do is visit. If you show up to the border as a visitor and tell CBSA you're moving here, and have tons of your belongings, you could be denied entry (has happened to many US citizens). But as long as you act like a visitor, you should be fine.

Working remotely is fine as long as you are not dealing with Canadian clients, and your pay is coming from a US source.

 

[Jason M Jones]

Note that you can't "move" to Canada until you're a PR. Until then all you can do is visit. If you show up to the border as a visitor and tell CBSA you're moving here, and have tons of your belongings, you could be denied entry (has happened to many US citizens). But as long as you act like a visitor, you should be fine.

Working remotely is fine as long as you are not dealing with Canadian clients, and your pay is coming from a US source.

Yes. That was a poor choice of words on my part. I will be visiting until such time as I get PR. Thanks!