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A little point RE: filing taxes after absence.
My wife was in the same position. She had been living with me in Scotland for 8 years, and didn't realise that she had to either file taxes with the CRA or inform them that she was a non-resident as she moved to Scotland really young. . We discovered this in March when we went to file her taxes!
Our accountant filed her taxes and classed her as a "newcomer" given the length of absence from Canada. We were still worried, but we just received her refund. No audits or questions asked.
I think there was still a chance of an audit where we would have had to prove all her earnings in the UK and prove that she was living there full time, but it's worth discussing with your accountant, and the CRA too.
Good luck, and welcome home when the time comes!
My wife was in the same position. She had been living with me in Scotland for 8 years, and didn't realise that she had to either file taxes with the CRA or inform them that she was a non-resident as she moved to Scotland really young. . We discovered this in March when we went to file her taxes!
Our accountant filed her taxes and classed her as a "newcomer" given the length of absence from Canada. We were still worried, but we just received her refund. No audits or questions asked.
I think there was still a chance of an audit where we would have had to prove all her earnings in the UK and prove that she was living there full time, but it's worth discussing with your accountant, and the CRA too.
Good luck, and welcome home when the time comes!