Canada tax residency: factual resident, deemed resident (183-day sojourner), deemed non-resident, departure return, departure tax on deemed disposition. Trigger on: "Canadian tax resident", "CRA residency", "leaving Canada taxes", "departure return Canada", "factual resident Canada", "183 days Ca…
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| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Primary test | Factual residence (residential ties — no day-count threshold) |
| Deemed resident | Sojourned in Canada 183+ days in year |
| Tax authority | Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) |
| Departure return | Form T1 with "departure date" noted; departure tax on deemed disposition |
| Key form | NR73 (determination of residency status) |
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Primary test | Factual residence (residential ties — no day-count threshold) |
| Deemed resident | Sojourned in Canada 183+ days in year |
| Tax authority | Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) |
| Departure return | Form T1 with "departure date" noted; departure tax on deemed disposition |
| Key form | NR73 (determination of residency status) |
A person who is NOT factually resident in Canada but sojourns (is temporarily present) in Canada for 183 days or more in a calendar year is deemed resident for the entire year and taxed on worldwide income.
A person ceases to be a Canadian resident when they sever their residential ties with Canada — typically by:
No formal notification required to the CRA, but filing Form NR73 (determination of residency status) provides certainty.
In the year of departure, the person files a departure return (T1 with departure date). Tax applies on worldwide income up to the departure date.
Deemed disposition on departure: Most property is deemed disposed of at fair market value on the departure date, triggering capital gains tax on unrealised gains.
Exceptions — no deemed disposition for:
Deferral option: The departure tax can be deferred (with security posted to CRA) until the property is actually sold.
A factual Canadian resident who is also resident in a treaty country and is determined to be resident of that treaty country under the DTA tie-breaker rules is treated as a deemed non-resident of Canada — taxed only on Canadian-source income.
Canada has DTAs with 90+ countries. Treaty Article 4 tie-breakers:
Working paper only. Residency determination is highly fact-specific — the residential ties analysis requires careful review of all connections to Canada. Have a qualified Canadian tax adviser review before severing ties or filing a departure return.
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