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Originally Posted by Mutt
Pretty sure you have to file a Canadian income tax return until you become a citizen of another country. Same for Americans living abroad.
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No sir absolutely not true. I am no longer a Canadian resident. Canada taxes on residency, not citizenship like the US does. Trust me, my girlfriend is an accountant.
There are some rules around it though. You must actually cut ties with Canada. You can't just pop in and out of residency as it's decided on an individual basis. So you couldn't, for instance, move offshore for a year and return with $1,000,000 cash. The CRA would simply deem you as having never been a non resident and tax your ass.