When am I a resident for Tax purposes?

[canuck_in_uk]

My parents are currently in Canada on Visitor Visas. Their PR has been approved and we expect to get their passports back within a week.
They have movable and immovable assets in India (including rental and pension income). Their plan is to return to India when Covid19 situation is controlled and it's safe for them to travel. They will return to Canada after about 1.5 years after winding up things there.
Their current travel insurance will expire in Aug 20.
If they open a bank account and apply for OHIP card (coverage starts immediately during current Covid19 situation), will they be considered Tax Resident of Canada or not?

Even if they get their passports back within a week, they can't flagpole or land at an IRCC office right now and won't qualify for OHIP until they do.

As said above, there are residency requirements to qualify for OHIP. They should not be applying if they won't meet those requirements.

 

[canuck78]

Would add that if they don’t meet the residency requirements they can be asked to pay back all the healthcare they received. Unless they are staying for over 6 months after landing they can’t meet the residency requirements.