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I did the TN/H1B tour over the years but was always ready to return home to Canada until I married an American and settled here somewhat long term. But not a year goes by, given the conditions here in America, that I don't think about packing up and going home. A lot of factors go into where we...

I wasn't referring to you or anyone in particular but making a reference to intention. You have every right to move wherever you wish without any recrimination or having to provide any justification. And yes, being a Canadian citizen provides extra advantages for going to the USA. There are...

Some here are rightly arguing, rather clumsily, that using Canada as a staging area to move to the US (or elsewhere) shortly after acquiring Canadian citizenship might be legal but is in poor taste. I agree with this if the intention all along was to acquire Canadian citizenship solely to find...

Other than having to retake the test, what other penalties are there? I suspect IRCC is not in the business of cyber security intelligence so, at worst, you appear to them as not being in Canada, when in fact you are (a fact they could verify by other means). Or, at best, nothing happens and...

Status changed to "Completed" today and certificate was mailed yesterday. Will post another update when I receive it.

If it was so easy then you were well prepared. Good job. And I've read the book. But back when I took the test, dinosaurs roamed the earth. :)

No and no.

Got it. That's definitely not straightforward and requires a professional. I have a corp and ocassionally do several 1099s in a year in addition to some investment properties and wouldn't dare DIY it. My experience with tax "pros" is that you have to kiss many, many, frogs before you find your...

I haven't filed taxes in Canada for decades but I'm curious to know why an expensive tax accountant is needed. If it's a W2 stateside and T1 in Canada, why not file with software in the US and report foreign income, then do the same in Canada? Knowing that two countries have tax treaties, I...

Congrats. So what percentage of questions on the test were about dates? :)

If your aim is to vent, this thread has successfully achieved that. But if you wish to affect policy, I'm afraid you're barking up the wrong tree. Forums like this are useful for some information gathering but they're mostly for venting, commiserating with others, a bit of schadenfreude, etc...

Very useful link with sufficient details. I wonder if all cash purchases (no loan) require similar scrutiny. It seems to me this can quite easily be gamed. And yes, if the market is hot, a seller has no incentive to wait so it depends. Good luck.

What in God's name is a 90-day parking rule? There's a bank that otherwise approved you for a mortgage but wants to see your down payment in an account for 90 days? Why? If there is such a rule, why don't you just wait the 90-days and tell the seller about your situation? I think I've been gone...

It's still not very clear to me what you're protesting. IRCC is not out of line in their request, regardless of how long or difficult acquiring that PCC may be. They may use discretion to give you more time to get it or simply reverse their request asking for it. But if they draw a line in the...

Canadian (or foreign) employment income, business income, income from inheritance, etc. Not all newcomers to Canada are low income (or destitute). And depending where OP lives, a pre-tax, dual-income household of $230k CDN may not be significantly higher than the median.

If you know all the dates in the official study guide, you'll have covered 100% of all the possible dates on the test. (There aren't that many) Good luck.

That's great news. Congrats, again!

1. You'll be admitted to Canada, as you are a citizen, but you might spend a minute at the border while they verify. 2. You can enter Canada as a citizen once your identity is confirmed. 1. Yes, you can write a letter indicating travel by car. It's up to them to accept it (but I don't see why...

I see. That makes sense. My status the last few days is still "Decision Made" and no mention of mailed certificated. I'll update here when there's a change.

Your application timelines are similar to mine so it should be close to processing and decision time. But why would they offer you the option of sending it to the "Nairobi embassy in Kenya" when you have specified a Canadian mailing address in your application?