Moving to Canada...some questions..
Sep 30th 2002, 6:51 pm
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Moving to Canada...some questions..
Hello,
I have an oportunity to move to BC, but I'm not sure what I should be aware of. First question I have is about cars. Can I bring my leased car into Canada? Second question, how do you pay US bills that you may still have once you are in Canada? Third, is there anything else I should be aware of?
Thanks!
I have an oportunity to move to BC, but I'm not sure what I should be aware of. First question I have is about cars. Can I bring my leased car into Canada? Second question, how do you pay US bills that you may still have once you are in Canada? Third, is there anything else I should be aware of?
Thanks!
Sep 30th 2002, 9:13 pm
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Re: Moving to Canada...some questions..
squall1 wrote:
> Hello,
> I have an oportunity to move to BC, but I'm not sure what I should be
> aware of. First question I have is about cars. Can I bring my leased
> car into Canada? Second question, how do you pay US bills that you may
> still have once you are in Canada? Third, is there anything else I
> should be aware of?
> Thanks!
You cannot import a leased car ... your lessee will not permit it.
Keep a US bank account and put money into it by mailing a US$ money
order as a deposit and write cheques on it, or open a US$ account at a
CDN bank, and you can write cheques on that to your creditors.
Lots! Start with http://www.cic.gc.ca
> Hello,
> I have an oportunity to move to BC, but I'm not sure what I should be
> aware of. First question I have is about cars. Can I bring my leased
> car into Canada? Second question, how do you pay US bills that you may
> still have once you are in Canada? Third, is there anything else I
> should be aware of?
> Thanks!
You cannot import a leased car ... your lessee will not permit it.
Keep a US bank account and put money into it by mailing a US$ money
order as a deposit and write cheques on it, or open a US$ account at a
CDN bank, and you can write cheques on that to your creditors.
Lots! Start with http://www.cic.gc.ca
Sep 30th 2002, 9:33 pm
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Re: Moving to Canada...some questions..
Originally posted by Stuart Brook:
squall1 wrote:
> Hello,
> I have an oportunity to move to BC, but I'm not sure what I should be
> aware of. First question I have is about cars. Can I bring my leased
> car into Canada? Second question, how do you pay US bills that you may
> still have once you are in Canada? Third, is there anything else I
> should be aware of?
> Thanks!
You cannot import a leased car ... your lessee will not permit it.
Keep a US bank account and put money into it by mailing a US$ money
order as a deposit and write cheques on it, or open a US$ account at a
CDN bank, and you can write cheques on that to your creditors.
Lots! Start with http://www.cic.gc.ca
squall1 wrote:
> Hello,
> I have an oportunity to move to BC, but I'm not sure what I should be
> aware of. First question I have is about cars. Can I bring my leased
> car into Canada? Second question, how do you pay US bills that you may
> still have once you are in Canada? Third, is there anything else I
> should be aware of?
> Thanks!
You cannot import a leased car ... your lessee will not permit it.
Keep a US bank account and put money into it by mailing a US$ money
order as a deposit and write cheques on it, or open a US$ account at a
CDN bank, and you can write cheques on that to your creditors.
Lots! Start with http://www.cic.gc.ca
Sep 30th 2002, 10:45 pm
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Re: Moving to Canada...some questions..
squall1 wrote:
> Originally posted by Stuart Brook:
> > squall1 wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > I have an oportunity to move to BC, but I'm not sure what I should
> > > be
> > > aware of. First question I have is about cars. Can I bring my
> > > leased
> > > car into Canada? Second question, how do you pay US bills that you
> > > may
> > > still have once you are in Canada? Third, is there anything else I
> > > should be aware of?
> > > Thanks!
> >
> > You cannot import a leased car ... your lessee will not permit it.
> >
> > Keep a US bank account and put money into it by mailing a US$ money
> > order as a deposit and write cheques on it, or open a US$ account at a
> > CDN bank, and you can write cheques on that to your creditors.
> >
> > Lots! Start with http://www.ci-
> > c.gc.ca/http://www.cic.gc.ca
> >
> What if I plan to maintain a residence in the US and Canada, can I
> drive the car in Canada if its registered to a US address? Thanks for
> the reply!
I would go to great lengths to avoid establishing "residence" in Canada
if you can, especially if you hit 183 days, because you become a tax
resident then and your life just got more complicated!
You can drive the car in most places for up to 12 months as a *visitor*
(that can be as a visitor for work as well as a visitor for pleasure).
The way to ensure "visitor" status is to live in what would be called
"licensed" accomodation ... like long term hotel, or boarding house.
Stuart
> Originally posted by Stuart Brook:
> > squall1 wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > I have an oportunity to move to BC, but I'm not sure what I should
> > > be
> > > aware of. First question I have is about cars. Can I bring my
> > > leased
> > > car into Canada? Second question, how do you pay US bills that you
> > > may
> > > still have once you are in Canada? Third, is there anything else I
> > > should be aware of?
> > > Thanks!
> >
> > You cannot import a leased car ... your lessee will not permit it.
> >
> > Keep a US bank account and put money into it by mailing a US$ money
> > order as a deposit and write cheques on it, or open a US$ account at a
> > CDN bank, and you can write cheques on that to your creditors.
> >
> > Lots! Start with http://www.ci-
> > c.gc.ca/http://www.cic.gc.ca
> >
> What if I plan to maintain a residence in the US and Canada, can I
> drive the car in Canada if its registered to a US address? Thanks for
> the reply!
I would go to great lengths to avoid establishing "residence" in Canada
if you can, especially if you hit 183 days, because you become a tax
resident then and your life just got more complicated!
You can drive the car in most places for up to 12 months as a *visitor*
(that can be as a visitor for work as well as a visitor for pleasure).
The way to ensure "visitor" status is to live in what would be called
"licensed" accomodation ... like long term hotel, or boarding house.
Stuart
Oct 1st 2002, 2:05 am
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Re: Moving to Canada...some questions..
Originally posted by Stuart Brook:
squall1 wrote:
> Originally posted by Stuart Brook:
> > squall1 wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > I have an oportunity to move to BC, but I'm not sure what I should
> > > be
> > > aware of. First question I have is about cars. Can I bring my
> > > leased
> > > car into Canada? Second question, how do you pay US bills that you
> > > may
> > > still have once you are in Canada? Third, is there anything else I
> > > should be aware of?
> > > Thanks!
> >
> > You cannot import a leased car ... your lessee will not permit it.
> >
> > Keep a US bank account and put money into it by mailing a US$ money
> > order as a deposit and write cheques on it, or open a US$ account at a
> > CDN bank, and you can write cheques on that to your creditors.
> >
> > Lots! Start with http://www.ci-
> > c.gc.ca/http://www.cic.gc.ca
> >
> What if I plan to maintain a residence in the US and Canada, can I
> drive the car in Canada if its registered to a US address? Thanks for
> the reply!
I would go to great lengths to avoid establishing "residence" in Canada
if you can, especially if you hit 183 days, because you become a tax
resident then and your life just got more complicated!
You can drive the car in most places for up to 12 months as a *visitor*
(that can be as a visitor for work as well as a visitor for pleasure).
The way to ensure "visitor" status is to live in what would be called
"licensed" accomodation ... like long term hotel, or boarding house.
Stuart
squall1 wrote:
> Originally posted by Stuart Brook:
> > squall1 wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > I have an oportunity to move to BC, but I'm not sure what I should
> > > be
> > > aware of. First question I have is about cars. Can I bring my
> > > leased
> > > car into Canada? Second question, how do you pay US bills that you
> > > may
> > > still have once you are in Canada? Third, is there anything else I
> > > should be aware of?
> > > Thanks!
> >
> > You cannot import a leased car ... your lessee will not permit it.
> >
> > Keep a US bank account and put money into it by mailing a US$ money
> > order as a deposit and write cheques on it, or open a US$ account at a
> > CDN bank, and you can write cheques on that to your creditors.
> >
> > Lots! Start with http://www.ci-
> > c.gc.ca/http://www.cic.gc.ca
> >
> What if I plan to maintain a residence in the US and Canada, can I
> drive the car in Canada if its registered to a US address? Thanks for
> the reply!
I would go to great lengths to avoid establishing "residence" in Canada
if you can, especially if you hit 183 days, because you become a tax
resident then and your life just got more complicated!
You can drive the car in most places for up to 12 months as a *visitor*
(that can be as a visitor for work as well as a visitor for pleasure).
The way to ensure "visitor" status is to live in what would be called
"licensed" accomodation ... like long term hotel, or boarding house.
Stuart
Oct 1st 2002, 3:53 am
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Re: Moving to Canada...some questions..
squall1 wrote:
> Originally posted by Stuart Brook:
> > squall1 wrote:
> > > Originally posted by Stuart Brook:
> > > > squall1 wrote:
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > > I have an oportunity to move to BC, but I'm not sure what I
> > > > > should
> > > > > be
> > > > > aware of. First question I have is about cars. Can I bring my
> > > > > leased
> > > > > car into Canada? Second question, how do you pay US bills that
> > > > > you
> > > > > may
> > > > > still have once you are in Canada? Third, is there anything
> > > > > else I
> > > > > should be aware of?
> > > > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > You cannot import a leased car ... your lessee will not permit it.
> > > >
> > > > Keep a US bank account and put money into it by mailing a US$
> > > > money
> > > > order as a deposit and write cheques on it, or open a US$ account
> > > > at a
> > > > CDN bank, and you can write cheques on that to your creditors.
> > > >
> > > > Lots! Start with
> > > > http://www.cic.gc.ca/http:/-
> > > > /www.cic.gc.ca "]http://www.ci-
> > > > c.gc.ca/http://www.cic.gc.ca[/url]
> > > >
> > > What if I plan to maintain a residence in the US and Canada, can I
> > > drive the car in Canada if its registered to a US address? Thanks
> > > for
> > > the reply!
> >
> > I would go to great lengths to avoid establishing "residence" in
> > Canada
> > if you can, especially if you hit 183 days, because you become a tax
> > resident then and your life just got more complicated!
> >
> > You can drive the car in most places for up to 12 months as a
> > *visitor*
> > (that can be as a visitor for work as well as a visitor for pleasure).
> > The way to ensure "visitor" status is to live in what would be called
> > "licensed" accomodation ... like long term hotel, or boarding house.
> >
> > Stuart
> >
> Well, I plan to be there at least a year, my place of employment would
> handle everything for me as far as a work visa would go. I would
> probably rent an apartment while working in Canada. How does it get
> more complicated?
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
OK, for tax purposes you will be a Canadian tax resident. If you're
actually staying that long and renting an apartment, you'll probably be
considered resident. Get your employer to go to a relocation service to
see if they can help you with these things and cross border taxes. Your
car will be a problem absolutely.
> Originally posted by Stuart Brook:
> > squall1 wrote:
> > > Originally posted by Stuart Brook:
> > > > squall1 wrote:
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > > I have an oportunity to move to BC, but I'm not sure what I
> > > > > should
> > > > > be
> > > > > aware of. First question I have is about cars. Can I bring my
> > > > > leased
> > > > > car into Canada? Second question, how do you pay US bills that
> > > > > you
> > > > > may
> > > > > still have once you are in Canada? Third, is there anything
> > > > > else I
> > > > > should be aware of?
> > > > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > You cannot import a leased car ... your lessee will not permit it.
> > > >
> > > > Keep a US bank account and put money into it by mailing a US$
> > > > money
> > > > order as a deposit and write cheques on it, or open a US$ account
> > > > at a
> > > > CDN bank, and you can write cheques on that to your creditors.
> > > >
> > > > Lots! Start with
> > > > http://www.cic.gc.ca/http:/-
> > > > /www.cic.gc.ca "]http://www.ci-
> > > > c.gc.ca/http://www.cic.gc.ca[/url]
> > > >
> > > What if I plan to maintain a residence in the US and Canada, can I
> > > drive the car in Canada if its registered to a US address? Thanks
> > > for
> > > the reply!
> >
> > I would go to great lengths to avoid establishing "residence" in
> > Canada
> > if you can, especially if you hit 183 days, because you become a tax
> > resident then and your life just got more complicated!
> >
> > You can drive the car in most places for up to 12 months as a
> > *visitor*
> > (that can be as a visitor for work as well as a visitor for pleasure).
> > The way to ensure "visitor" status is to live in what would be called
> > "licensed" accomodation ... like long term hotel, or boarding house.
> >
> > Stuart
> >
> Well, I plan to be there at least a year, my place of employment would
> handle everything for me as far as a work visa would go. I would
> probably rent an apartment while working in Canada. How does it get
> more complicated?
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
OK, for tax purposes you will be a Canadian tax resident. If you're
actually staying that long and renting an apartment, you'll probably be
considered resident. Get your employer to go to a relocation service to
see if they can help you with these things and cross border taxes. Your
car will be a problem absolutely.
