dingbat

Your wife is here though..... Deductions for travel costs are different here too, so as the previous poster with current tax knowledge suggested...I'd get it checked out. You don't want to get hit with penalties for not filing in Canada when you should have.

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/nnrsdnts...sdncy-eng.html

glenfiddich

Hi there,

If you are here in Canada for only 21 days at a stretch will you be able to requalify to keep your PR? Out of 5 years you have to physically be in Canada so much time of that. There are a few special cases where you can keep your PR even though you are outside Canada.

scottymallo

2 out of 5 years which I will maintain being in Canada 3 out of 5 weeks.

agr

You sound like a Canadian tax resident to me. Here's an excerpt from the relevant CRA Bulletin:

"an individual's spouse or common-law partner, dependants, and dwelling place, if located in Canada, will almost always constitute significant ties with Canada."

However, the tax treaty has a tie-break clause which allows your centre of financial affairs to be the determining factor - but this is at the discretion of the UK and Canadian tax authorities.

But this thread is about provincial residency. If you have a BC home address, then you could be considered resident. If you have a BC SIN number, that would count too. Most times, we the people are trying to prove provincial residency to the authorities, not provincial non-residency.

agr

I see no evidence that the locals take one!

Tanah

Just wanted to mention

Me and hubby took our BC drivers tests in March 2009 - we arrived in Sept ( end of) 2008. Nothing was said about us being over the 3 months though I get the feeling if we had pushed it much more something might have been said. WE took the theory first in january and passed.
When we passed the theory they took note of our Uk drivers license - the woman explained ( as she was training a new person) that normally at this stage a Canadian person would be required to have a second person driving with them - like the Uk provisional..as we had a Uk license we could drive on the strength of that until we passed our test which obviously meant we didnt need a second person. They noted the license but disnt take it.
On the day we sat our road test they didnt take our UK license at ANY time as far as I can remember. I was under the impression that if you fail you just cant drive in Canada on your Uk license i dont think they actually keep it - well they didnt seem to where I took mine anyway. I mean how could they, what if you decide not to take it again and go back to the UK - how would u get it back? What if you just decide not to bother, but u require the license to drive in the UK when on vacation? I just dont see how they could take it and keep it from you I mean seriously, its not that hard to get a replacement if you really wanted to so it defeats the object really.

Also I found the test was fine, examiner was great. Though we were given a tip to have a few "lessons" before hand and this definately paid off, not because we desparately needed the lessons though the info was sure helpful, but because the instructor phoned the examiner before the test to let him know we had had lessons and we were her students - worked a treat he was great!!!

Welsh Tony

If you can exchange your British licence in Newfoundland for Canadian one, how long do you have to be there to apply for one. Can I get one whilst on reccy so that I have Canadian one ready for when we move over to NS, NB?

Auld Yin

I believe you require to have a work visa (TWP or PR) before you can legally hold a Canadian Driving Licence. When that status is achieved the exchanging of licences takes probably 30-45 minutes max.

agr

In AB at least, you need proof of residence. We used the signed accepted offer on our house. They issue a temp permit and mail the licence proper to you in about 2 weeks.

JAJ

In most jurisdictions, you need to be living there - not just visiting.

Sinistermisterman

a) a person who has a validly issued and subsisting driver's or operator's licence or permit issued according to the laws where he or she is ordinarily resident, for 6 months from the date he or she last entered British Columbia;

b) a person who has become ordinarily resident in British Columbia and who has a validly issued and subsisting driver's or operator's licence or permit issued according to the laws of the jurisdiction where he or she was most recently ordinarily resident, for 90 days after he or she became ordinarily resident in British Columbia;

Now I'm living in Vancouver, working full time, paying Canadian taxes, but I'm here on a working holiday visa which lasts only 1 year. I also have an address in the UK too - Does this make me "ordinarily resident"?
To play on the safe side I've already taken a trip over the US border and back again getting stamped in and out, in accordance with "6 months from the date he or she last entered British Columbia".
Anyone know where I stand?

scottymallo

Does this make me "ordinarily resident"? again this is a vauge term! I think you ll be ok with your UK lic!

mcfly1313

been reading through this thread.....

can I throw this one into the mix?
http://www.drivetest.ca/en/license/E...eciprocal.aspx

the above link seems to indicate in ontario at least you can swap your brit licence for a canadian one possibly without taking the test?. I take it this is a provincial thing?

marty

danniek

The term ordinarily resident is found in the immigration act. Basically, it means that they are a person who, in the settled routine of that person's life, makes their home, resides and is ordinarily present in Canada. It goes further into detail stating that a person must be present for 183 days of a calendar year.



You are correct. Each province operates under seperate legislation. Some have a recirpocal agreement with the UK, others do not.

SteveHarris

Yup - me too, renewed mine about three weeks ago and they didn;t even ask about the points; just - do you hold any other driving licenses.