Hello there

Hoping anyone can help and not judge this situation.
Me and my husband and two kids moved here on IEC work permit, which expire's next month. My husbands company have just put in for LMO which has been accepted were just waiting on paperwork as we have immigration lawyer through husbands job.
The thing is, me and my husband have decided to split up due to personal circumstances and have sent our children home to the UK with parents.
We brought all our furniture here in a 20ft shipping container and cant really afford to get it back home.
What are the restrictions on selling the furniture here or do we have to take all goods we brought into the country back out.
As me and my husband are trying to work as much as possible to even afford our own flights back home.
I know this is an absolute mess, and it hasnt worked out how we thought it would. But i do feel like i am so stuck to even get back to my children because i cant risk leaving all my kids stuff here and funds are really low.

I'm sorry to hear this.

You can sell whatever you like, you don't have to take it with you.

HTH, and good luck back in the UK.

thanks Christmasoompa

i happy to hear this, i was just worried we had to take everything that was on Goods to follow list back out the country.

I appreciate your help.

I'm really sorry to hear this.

That sucks....

If the kids are to be in one country and one or other of the parents in another, wont there need to be some form of legal agreement sorted out regarding visiting rights etc etc etc. Thats going to complicated things at a guess.

Hi


Sorry wrong information from CBSA bsf5082: Visitors to Canada and other Temporary Residents

Entering Canada to work or study

When entering Canada to work for less than 36 months or to study, you can temporarily import your personal and household goods (such as furniture, tableware, silverware, appliances and motor vehicles) duty-and tax-free, as long as the following conditions are met:

The goods cannot be used by a resident of Canada;
You are not permitted to sell or otherwise dispose of the goods in Canada; and
You must take all non-consumable items with you when you leave the country at the end of your temporary residence.

Maybe I've misunderstood then, as I thought the OP was returning to the UK but her husband was staying (says he's applied for LMO and preparing to apply for PR via Skilled Trades). If they're both leaving then that does change things!

Actually thats only partly correct taken from CBSA D Memo D2-1-1
Time Limits

5. (1) Imported baggage and conveyances classified under tariff item No.
9803.00.00 may remain in Canada

(a) where they are imported by a visitor, until the earlier of
(i) the expiration of the date that the visitor has declared, under subparagraph 3(e)(i) or (ii), the visitor intends to leave Canada, and
(ii) 12 months after the date of importation;

Essentially once the goods have been here for more than 12 months the goods can be sold. With no export controls how would CBSA know the goods have been sent back that were initially imported.
D2-1-1 - Temporary Importation of Baggage and Conveyances by Non-Residents

Stayceyhall71....we all feel pretty dreadful for you...as lots of us have been in similar shoes

Could you clarify....are you both going back to the UK to join the kids, or is one of you staying in Canada?

Very best wishes

Yes we are both leaving the country, in one of the worst possible situations. We are both separating on return to the UK. I just can not believe it has came to this, after all the time and effort it took to get here all the money spent. Its just one big waste. I have a 3bedroom townhouse full of furniture and havent got a penny to get it back.
We both absolutley love it here, but its our relationship, and the kids have had their heads messed around by parents back home.
We would have to activate our LMO for only a short time to cover the date when our IEC permit expires in august to the date we leave the country. As we are trying to save as much as possible to get ourselves back.

Yours or his?

we both have seprarate IEC permits but the LMO is his.

I meant the parents, sounds like they've possibly been a contributing factor to your situation (just reading between the lines a little)