- You need to establish residential ties in Canada to become a resident of Canada (for income tax purposes)
- Residential ties:
- Rented or owned home
- Spouse living in Canada
- Dependant in Canada (children, older parents, etc.)
- Residential ties:
- Tax Return
- As a Canadian resident, in order to pay taxes or if you want to claim a refund you must file a tax return
- Personal tax returns (of this year) should be filed by April 30 of the next year
- Three things on the tax return that should be completed before submitting it:
- Identification: Page 1 of the tax return needs to be completed in its entirety
- Entry Date in Canada: this should be the date when you became a resident of Canada for Income Tax purposes
- Spouse Information: spouse’s yearly net world income
- Benefits new comer’s can claim
- Canada Child Benefit (fill form RC66)
- Helps with the costs to raise children under the age of 18 years.
- Families with children under 6 years – $6,400 per child
- Families with children between 6 years and 17 years- $5,400
- Family income is also considered, as well as any disabilities the child may have.
- Canada Child Benefit (fill form RC66)
