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Good link, but ultimately doesn't answer my question. The article is specific that investments held in RRSP's (mine are) are beyond the scope of the article. It also provides not advice regarding getting a refund by filing in the US and showing income taxes at a lower tax rate than the withholding t...

Seems to me that if I file US taxes I am subject to the same taxation rate as a US citizen. Which in the example I give above, would put me qat 12%. FDAP would have nothing to do with it.

Well I don't know. That's why I am asking!

I own shares of several US based LPU's that I recently bought inside of an RRSP. First round of dividends comes in and 37% held back. I have no other US income at all. The dividends amount to about $20K per year, so $7400 held back in taxes. That would put my US income at about a 12% tax rate if I u...