Canadian Citizenship presence requirements, everyday crossing to the USA

[jvarg]

I am a US Citizen married to a Canadian and currently have my PR card. I reside close to the border and cross nearly everyday into the USA for work and other matters but I sleep with my spouse on the Canadian side. I was wondering if my crossing into the USA every day does make each of those days that I cross the border not count toward the 1096-day-in-5-year minimum presence requirement for obtaining Canadian citizenship, since the day wasn't fully spent in Canada.
Moreover, if I am receiving Veteran's Affairs disability benefits in the USA, or at some point stop working and rely solely on that tax exempt income coming from the USA will I need to pay taxes in Canada for my US military disability?

 

[Seym]

Regarding your first question : any day spent partially in Canada counts fully towards your physical presence.

 

[zardoz]

I am a US Citizen married to a Canadian and currently have my PR card. I reside close to the border and cross nearly everyday into the USA for work and other matters but I sleep with my spouse on the Canadian side. I was wondering if my crossing into the USA every day does make each of those days that I cross the border not count toward the 1096-day-in-5-year minimum presence requirement for obtaining Canadian citizenship, since the day wasn't fully spent in Canada.
Moreover, if I am receiving Veteran's Affairs disability benefits in the USA, or at some point stop working and rely solely on that tax exempt income coming from the USA will I need to pay taxes in Canada for my US military disability?

You are going to find that filling your residence calculator document will be a "challenge", as you will need to declare every single trip for the whole of the eligibility period.

Talk to the CRA. Just because some income is tax exempt in the source country, as a tax resident in Canada, you may still have to pay tax on it. Example : Middle East pay is often tax free there but taxed in Canada as worldwide income.