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One of the first questions they ask when you arrive at the booth is "How long have you been out of Canada?" It is up to your daughter whether or not she responds truthfully. The obligation to maintain PR is to be in Canada 2 years out of 5. Leaving the country for 2 years won't in and of itself...

If you know someone in Canada, you can probably go online enter their address for your PR cards and have them send them to you in the States. If you don't know someone, you should still be able to enter Canada with your record of landing, if you drive across the border.

Anyone have any info on tax implications of telecommuting across the border? For example, a US citizen living in Canada, but who telecommutes for a US employer? Is that Canadian source income?

Sure, why not? Voting is an act of civic engagement after all.

Not surprising that rates are higher in the Ontario Rust belt and the Maritimes. But this only tells part of the story; You also have to ask yourself what type of job you are looking for and what city is the best for that type of work. If you are looking for something energy related Alberta is...

Does Canada grant any benefits at all to "Commonwealth Citizens" who live there? Canadian citizenship entitles one to vote in UK elections, while living there. Is there any reciprocity in Canada?

The US doesn't bar dual citizenship. It just doesn't recognize it. If you are a US citizen, it will treat you as a US citizen unless you renounce your citizenship in front of a US consular official.

Most Canadian market cars come with a block heater installed, which you plug in to an A/C outlet to keep the car's coolant and engine block warm during the coldest months of the year. This helps it start and also helps it give you heat faster. On US market cars a block heater is usually an...

There are a lot of rules and procedures for importing firearms. First of all, you need to have a Canadian Acquisition and Possession license either at the timer you import them or shortly thereafter. Also, if you are transporting the firearms by car, you also need to check the law in every US...

In the United States, it is illegal for someone to access your credit file w/o your permission. When you apply for credit in Canada you are generally not giving the Canadian creditor permission to access your US credit file. If you make it known to your Canadian creditor that you used to live in...

Some US auto lenders will allow you to "transfer" the lien to Canada. I imagine the bigger finance companies with wings in both countries are the most likely to allow you to do this. I once heard that Ford Motor credit will allow this, but I can't guarantee they still do. As long as the lien...

That's not entirely true. Some mortgage lenders will consider your US credit and some banks with branches in both countries will consider your US credit history for credit cards, etc. You have to be willing to let thm look at your US credit report however.

I don't think this is correct and it hasn't been my experience (see reply in other thread). What about Canadian citizens who live in the US and who want to drive their US plated cars into Canada to take their kids on a tour of their homeland? They may be Canadian citizens, but they are residents...

There is a legal distinction between a person with "landed permanent resident status" in Canada and someone who is a "resident" of Canada. A "landed permanent resident" can legally be a "non-resident" of Canada and a legal "resident" of another country, including the United States...

What driver's license you hold normally depends on where you live. A Canadian license is valid in the U.S. and vice versa, so don't worry about it, you can drive legally in either country.

I don't know about your car, but I have a similar situation. Purchased a car in the US after landing in Canada. It would seem to me like there should not be any taxes or duties owing as you were not a resident of Canada when you purchased your car. You may be able to claim it as the "goods of a...

You might not want to ask questions like this on the internet, you might want to check with a lawyer about your particular situation. Who are you trying "not to disclose" your US credit history to? In general you need to give someone permission to access your US credit file. Some Canadian...

Obtaining "permanent resident status", which is what you do when you land, is not the same as becoming a "resident" (Of Canada, or a particular province therein). In order to be legal resident, as PMM says, you need to "establish residency," which means actually having a residence or some sort...