Guide: Proof of Funds – Skilled Immigrants (Express Entry)
You need proof of funds to meet the minimum requirements of the Federal Skilled Worker Program Federal Skilled Trades Program
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Canada Revenue Agency
Canada Revenue Agency The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) administers tax laws for the Government of Canada and for most provinces and territories, and administers various social and economic benefit and incentive programs delivered through the tax system.
Contact Old Age Security (OAS)
Contact Old Age Security online, by phone, by mail, in person
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S5-F1-C1: Determining an Individual’s Residence Status
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) issues income tax folios to provide technical interpretations and positions regarding certain provisions contained in income tax law. Due to their technical nature, folios are used primarily by tax specialists and other individuals who have an interest in tax matters. While the comments in a particular paragraph in a folio may relate to provisions of the law in force at the time they were made, such comments are not a substitute for the law. The reader should, therefore, consider such comments in light of the relevant provisions of the law in force for the particular tax year being considered.
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CRA: NR74 Determination of Residency Status (Entering Canada)
Your residency status if you entered Canada
If you left another country to settle in Canada and you established significant residential ties with Canada and became a resident of Canada in the tax year, you may be considered an immigrant.
CRA: Determining Your Residency Status
Under Canada’s tax system, your income tax obligations to Canada are based on your residency status. You need to know your residency status before you can know what your tax responsibilities and filing requirements to Canada are.
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Form: NR73 Determination of Residency Status (Leaving Canada)
Your residency status if you left Canada
If you are working temporarily outside Canada, vacationing outside Canada, commuting (going back and forth daily or weekly) from Canada to your place of work in the United States, or teaching or attending school in another country, and you maintain residential ties with Canada, you may be considered a factual resident of Canada.
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