If I move to Canada with OINP, I understand I need to stay in Ontario, but can I work in a company based outside of Ontario (remotely)? Will there be any issues later with my citizenship application?
Can I come under OINP and work for an employer located outside Ontario?
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A related issue was discussed recently but I can't seem to find the post. Someone posted about another person who was facing legal challenges from one of the Maritime provinces on grounds that they didn't live there or contribute to the province.
IMO, living in ON and remotely working for out of province is unlikely to pose any legal challenges however, you are best placed to assess what this works for you
Thanks for the link mate, but as I read in the post, the person wants to move out of Ontario, but I have no intention of doing so. I want to live there but only considering getting a job outside in case I can't find one there.
Unless the terms of the PNP specifically say that you must work for an employer based in Ontario, there should be no issue. (And I don't have the information to check, but don't believe it does.)
FYI the tax system in Canada works in such a way that the resident will end up paying taxes in Ontario, so overall Ontario benefits.* That's not to say it's exactly what the province or employers in Ontario want, but I'd put the chances of there being an issue at close to zero.
*The employer will withhold taxes in province X, but the employee pays taxes in Ontario (whatever withheld counts as paid) - neither have to do anything, it all gets worked out by Revenue Canada and the provincial counterpart agencies (the split between them is a bit more complex but no need to worry about that). The employee can still end up owing some extra (or getting a bigger refund) because provinces all do things a bit differently.
**It's possible there's a bit more to it than this esp if one leg is Quebec but overall hudnreds of thousands of people do this and it's not a big deal.
for clarity, the employee does need to file taxes, and pay any amount owing, just that taxes withheld by the employer and remitted to govt will count as paid, even if in another province.