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    Working with a SIN but no legal status

    Agreed. your employer could also get into all sorts of trouble for employing someone not authorized to work.
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    Why everyone calls Oakville expensive?

    There are parts of Oakville (by the water) that are very expensive. However, Oakville has grown and now you have regular sub-developments that are priced the same, or lower than, other suburbs of Toronto.
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    Child Benefit Staying Outside Canada

    After a significant amount of fraud, the system has been changed dramatically since 2006.
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    Crossing the border with expired PR card

    They can ask for proof of payment of the tuition fees. Are you attending the University? If not, you could be charged with misrepresentation as well. Overall, this plan seems to be fraught with risk on both sides of the botrder
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    Child Benefit Staying Outside Canada

    CCB will pay you in arrears for the amounts you were eligible to receive. No one is cheating you. And just to clarify, the fact that you pay taxes doesn't make you eligible to receive any special treatment. The taxes cover the cost of public and social services, which I'm sure you used in...
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    Mobile plans in canada

    Koodo is owned by TELUS and uses the exact same network as TELUS. Further, TELUS and Bell have a network sharing agreement, so Koodo uses the exact same network as Bell as well (and Virgin and Public, etc.). Coverage is exactly the same.
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    Mobile plans in canada

    Get it after you land. Most mobile carriers subsidize the cost of the phone if you sign up for a 2 year plan.
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    Does anyone know what is the tax percentage on the Canadian income and on foreign income?

    It depends on what Province you live in, but here you go: https://www.ey.com/ca/en/services/tax/tax-calculators-2017-personal-tax
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    Tax Laws in Canada

    1. No, any money you earn abroad will be taxed. If you receive funds as a gift, or if you bring in your own assets from abroad, that will not be taxed. 2. When you sell your house, you will have to pay capital gains tax on the difference of your house value when you landed, and the eventual sale...
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    I need to Information about business in Canada

    1. You can own a business in Canada as a foreigner, but that does not give you any right to work in Canada. to work here, you need to have the appropriate visa or work permit. 2. There is no minimum capital requirement to open a business. In order to actually fund the business' startup...
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    How to ship a car from gulf

    You can't. Unless it's a classic car, Canada only allows overseas shipments from the US http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/motorvehiclesafety/safevehicles-importation-other-than-index-446.htm
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    Citizen returning after 14 years

    Any accountant can prepare and file the return for you
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    Citizen returning after 14 years

    You are not under any obligation to file returns for the period you were away. If you choose to file a non-resident zero return, the cost would be minimal.
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    Buying New house in Toronto (price decline trend)

    Prices are definitely down across the board. Some areas (e.g., suburbs, high immigrant neighborhoods, etc.) have been hit much harder than others, with price drops of 30% from last year. Regardless, market activity is down right across the board and houses are taking MUCH longer to move. I...
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    Gifted Foreign Property Taxes

    You are correct. My apologies!
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    Gifted Foreign Property Taxes

    Even if the parents are living rent free, the asset still needs to be reported if it is worth more than $100k
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    Finance/Banking Jobs in Canada

    I think the fastest I've seen is 18 months, vs. a Masters of Finance which takes 1 year.
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    Wire transfer money from my home country after becoming a citizen

    No declaration is necessary. If it is a bank-bank transfer, you shouldn't have any issues at all.
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    Gifted Foreign Property Taxes

    If your friend owns the house (which it sounds like she does), and the house is worth > $100,000, then yes, she needs to report it on her annual tax filings. She won't have to pay any property tax, and will only have to pay income tax if her parents are paying her rent to live in it.