Dual Citizen - W2 possible if commuting?

[cjr]

Hello!

I'm a US/Canadian dual citizen, currently work remotely for a US company within the US, as a full time and salaried W2 employee.

If I move to BC, can I continue as W2 for this company *if I commute, and work in the Bellingham, WA office*?

Geographically, it's do-able...

If yes: is there a threshold between remote and office work that needs to be maintained?

Is commuting occasionally "enough"? If yes, *how* occasionally - once weekly, once monthly, once quarterly...?

As I understand it:

- for me to work remote only from within Canada as an employee, the company would need to establish a Canadian presence.
- for me to work remote only from within Canada as a contractor, there's no real burden on the company other than the normal IC vs employee differentiation, and I'm the one responsible for sorting out the 2 countries taxes, etc.

(Correct me if my understanding is flawed!)

Is there a third scenario where I live in Canada, but continue as an US employee?

I'm looking at keeping this as simple as possible for the company, and legal for everyone involved.

The company is completely flexible in how we approach this, and wants both those things as well.

[nelsona]

The firm need not establish a "presence"; they could simply set you up through an agent or payroll firm.

As to "how much" time you have to spend in US to be considered "commuting" vs. living and working in Canada, that is a grey area.

[cjr]

The setup certainly *feels* very "gray area"...

thanks!