Working remotely.

[StLeo2004]

I am going to be marrying a Canadian and will be moving up there. I work in the US but the job I have I can do anywhere since it is computer based. So in other words, I don't have to travel back and forth everyday for work. I will have to go back to US every few months for meetings and such. I just want to know if I should not keep it, or just do trips to visit soon to be husband while the paperwork is going through.

I have know my fiancee for over 5 years and been together for a year and a half. He is going to have a spouse visa, but I just don't want to get into trouble with my job that I can do remotely.

Thank you so much for any answers that I may get.

 

[scylla]

Note that you can't actually "move to" or "live in" Canada until you have permanent residency. For now all you can do is visit. Make sure you don't arrive at the border looking like you're moving or you could have issues entering Canada.

Working remotely for a US company while in Canada will be fine provided your company has no Canadian clients / does no business in Canada.

 

[StLeo2004]

I will be doing the visiting thing till my PR is finalized. I work for a university in Florida that doesn't have any offices in Canada. Thank you for the information.

 

[Natasha011988]

Note that you can't actually "move to" or "live in" Canada until you have permanent residency. For now all you can do is visit. Make sure you don't arrive at the border looking like you're moving or you could have issues entering Canada.

Working remotely for a US company while in Canada will be fine provided your company has no Canadian clients / does no business in Canada.

Hi Scylla - I work for Infosys India for a US based company and will be moving to Canada in a few months. Does this mean that I need to be employed by Infosys Canada to work from there or can I still be a part of Infosys India?

 

[rish888]

Under what immigration category are you moving to Canada?

 

[Natasha011988]

Hi Rish888, I received my approval for Canada PR a couple of months ago.

 

[Bs65]

As a PR you can work for whom ever you want and once you become a tax resident you will pay taxes in Canada even if your employer is still in India so keep that in mind given exchange rate fluctuations wherever your salary is paid.

 

[Natasha011988]

As a PR you can work for whom ever you want and once you become a tax resident you will pay taxes in Canada even if your employer is still in India so keep that in mind given exchange rate fluctuations wherever your salary is paid.

Thank you Bs65. Appreciate your response on this.

 

[Rob_TO]

Hi Rish888, I received my approval for Canada PR a couple of months ago.

You can be employed by any company in any location or office in the world. As long as you report your earnings to the CRA, Canada won't care where your employer is located.

 

[Natasha011988]

You can be employed by any company in any location or office in the world. As long as you report your earnings to the CRA, Canada won't care where your employer is located.

Thank you Rob_TO. My main concern was that I am currently employed by Infosys India to work in US on an H1B and I read a lot of conversations that you can continue working till the employer does not have clients in Canada but Infosys does have clients in Canada. So wanted to know if there is any requirement that I need to be a part of Infosys Canada and not India.

 

[thecoolguysam]

Thank you Rob_TO. My main concern was that I am currently employed by Infosys India to work in US on an H1B and I read a lot of conversations that you can continue working till the employer does not have clients in Canada but Infosys does have clients in Canada. So wanted to know if there is any requirement that I need to be a part of Infosys Canada and not India.

This should be a question for your employer. Ask your employer.

 

[Rob_TO]

Thank you Rob_TO. My main concern was that I am currently employed by Infosys India to work in US on an H1B and I read a lot of conversations that you can continue working till the employer does not have clients in Canada but Infosys does have clients in Canada. So wanted to know if there is any requirement that I need to be a part of Infosys Canada and not India.

If you'll be a PR, whether the company has Canadian clients or not is completely irrelevant.