residential ties and worldwide income !

[Hasni]

Hi Leon, Alura, Msfari and seniors, got a question !
Am I correct when I say that to be able to pay the taxes or claim any benefits, one should have sufficient residential ties with Canada. And same is true for tax to be levied on my worldwide income.
OR
once I land and get the PR card (even though my landing is very short), I become liable for paying taxes and thus my worldwide income falls under the tax net. And also I become eligible for claiming CCTB and GST, etc. Please clarify as to how it works. Thanks

 

[Leon]

Hi Leon, Alura, Msfari and seniors, got a question !
Am I correct when I say that to be able to pay the taxes or claim any benefits, one should have sufficient residential ties with Canada. And same is true for tax to be levied on my worldwide income.
OR
once I land and get the PR card (even though my landing is very short), I become liable for paying taxes and thus my worldwide income falls under the tax net. And also I become eligible for claiming CCTB and GST, etc. Please clarify as to how it works. Thanks

You are not necessarily a tax resident once you land. Read here: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/nnrsdnts/cmmn/rsdncy-eng.html

If you don't settle in Canada but leave again after landing in order to complete work contracts abroad, you would not become a tax resident. If you however buy or rent a house and leave your family in Canada while you yourself go abroad to work, you may well be deemed a tax resident. Once you settle in Canada, you become a tax resident. Once you become a tax resident, you are under the obligation to declare your world income from that day, not the full year as well as naturally any income you had in Canada that year.

CCTB and GST credits are based on living in Canada. For example, in order to be eligible for CCTB, you must reside in Canada with your children.