Resident or deemed non-resident?

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snowbird
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Resident or deemed non-resident?

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Canadian, moved to states 10 years ago with parents, now studies in a Canadian university, rent apartment, has one Canadian account open.
Earned some money from Canadian employer, T4A is issued.
To file tax return for Canada, the status is resident or deemed non-resident?
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Re: Resident or deemed non-resident?

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What status do yoy have in US?

Generally, students do not become residents where they study, but they would need status in their "home" country.
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Re: Resident or deemed non-resident?

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Thanks, US green card holder.
Canadian employer insists the status is residency in Canada, I don’t believe we can report as resident for both contries.
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Re: Resident or deemed non-resident?

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Just to be clear, he is your CLIENT, not your employer.

If he insists on withholding tax, so be it. you are non-resident and will exclude the income on line 25600 and get all taxes back.

Be sure to NOT pay CPP on the self-employed income because you are exempt.

You may need to contact social security in US for a "certificate of coverage".
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Re: Resident or deemed non-resident?

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Sorry, ignore that post, I was thinking of another thread.

Here goes:

So, you are deemed non-resident (which is same as non-resident) if you have more ties in US than canada, especially if you have a place to live and return to US when out of school.
Otherwise you are CDn resident.
In terms of your wages, they would be taxable in Canada in any event, in the province you are working, so don't worry about that.

If you are resident, then make sure you claim all benefits that you are entitled to in canada: GST, etc.
Be careful though that you need to report world income at that point to CRA.
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