Canadian expat tax guide: “If I work abroad, where do I pay taxes?” – And answers to other questions


And don’t forget: Canadian healthcare coverage eventually ends for expats. According to Cra, your provincial health plan can cover some of your medical expenses outside your country, you should be injured or sick, but you have to pay those fees. And after six to eight months, your coverage becomes invalid.

“I am always talking to people about health insurance, disability insurance and life insurance. In Canada, disability insurance is often a part of your employment package, but this is not the case for many people working abroad, so build those people in your budget,” Hiscock suggested. “Find a broker who can help with expat insurance.”

Set an emergency fund to cover the expenses of three to six months. It is appropriate for everyone, including the residents of Canada, but even more for the expats, which face high risks. “And if you do not have a job, keep an important emergency fund separately depending on your situation,” Hiscock suggests.

Talk to other expats

Montreal-born executive and leadership coach Judith Ashur says that more information and lessons collect you from other exits, the better you are, the better it would be, the better, who moved to Italy with his Danish-birth husband 20 years ago. Language barriers and not understanding how Italy’s taxation system worked while establishing its own consultation company proved challenging.

“When I first moved to Italy, online information and advice about sorting financial issues was available-Italy is notorious for her bureaucracy and often changing financial rules,” she misses.

“Until my Italian language capabilities have improved, I was unable to understand the official government websites myself and I had to trust others to explain the rules, which made me disappointed and disappointed.”

Ashra also misrepresented that while talking with local accountants, he would be given options and financial advice which was in his best interest.

“I want me to ask such questions: ‘What else can I do to reduce my tax burden?’, ‘What other cuts can I claim that we have not talked about it?’ She says what kind of documentation I need to claim cuts?

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