dbd33

At least I feel young again.

Former Lancastrian

Have you ever lived in Canada? If so then you would declare you are a former resident of Canada when returning to get the benefits of a former resident regarding goods being imported.

I am I said

Thanks for that steer and, yes, I was raised in Canada, left for Britain after completing university.... was supposed to be for just a few years, but one thing led to another and I am still here. I am circling around the question here of 'what needs to happen to have my son considered a Canadian resident for purposes of university tuition?' given that the family are mulling a move to Canada anyway. He has a visit at his [not in the UK] school from UBC in the next few weeks, he can put the question to them directly.

Thanks all for the insights.

I am I said

some useful info here: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-age...cy-status.html

YoshiPal2010

Looking at the fees for one East Coast University, the fees for one year of a BSc (Canadian Citizen/Resident -- there is no difference in status) are Tuition and other fees $9968; Books and Supplies $1350; Residence (Food and Lodging) $10895, so not all that cheap!

Jerseygirl

You also have to take into account the fluctuating exchange rate. Our daughter went to U of T in 2003. We were living in the US and over her time there it meant the fees increased considerably. Cost of flights are also a consideration, especially if it’s an emergency as flights at short notice are expensive,