Posted on 11/12/2012 12:10:06 AM PST by Alaska Wolf
Canada gets a whole bunch of workers who won't be using their Healthcare system and Obama can keep killing business in America for 4 more years but claim he created millions of jobs by chasing our workers out of the country.
Sounds like a plan!
Don’t you then pay taxes to two countries?
When your gainfully employed and making good money, it isn't too painful when you consider the alternative.
A hard call to make for those who find themselves unable to work here. I applaud those who can make the tough decisions to go WHERE the work is, in spite of the hardships on themselves and thei families by doing so. That is showing the ‘can do no matter what’ spirit that I so love about Americans. I wish them well.
Canada is becoming the land of opportunity and the US is becoming the land of foodstamps. My how things changed in the last 20 years!
Generally if a U.S. citizen works out of country tax treaties keep him from being taxed twice. Check U.S. code on how long one has to spend out of country, etc.
Go North, Young Man!
Thousands did it for the construction of the Alaska pipeline. There were direct flights to and from Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska to DFW daily for the commuting pipeline construction workers.
My bride and I did and have never regretted it.
It is my understanding that the Eagle Ford Shale project in Texas and the North Dakota drilling areas are hiring like crazy as well.
If I were a young man, not in the military and not in college, I would head there.
I’ve been in that place. Between Canada and the US, you are taxed on the place of residence.
Right now, the Canadian dollar is heading aloft and their unemployment rate is sinking like a recently unplugged toilet. Not for naught is the Conservative government’s economic policies having an effect on the overall economy...
You have to file in both countries. You also have to file documents to indicate bank balances, a separate filing.
In 2011 if you are a bona fide resident of a foreign country, including Canada - which has certain requirements, your first $92,900.00 USD in this case in Canadian income is exempt (you have to convert CDN $ to US $ to figure this out). Over that amount you have to pay US taxes.
As to Alberta, Canadian taxes are higher than in the USA, as is the cost of living, though Alberta is better than most. The health care system is not really free, since you pay for it in taxes, nor does it cover everything there is inexpensive (relative to the USA) supplemental health insurance for preexisting conditions. Health care is run by the provinces, which means more local control. It is not run by the federal government as it is in the UK and which is where Obamacare is heading.
Housing in Edmonton is expensive. There is a real estate bubble due to the oil patch boom. There is work however. Getting into Canada is not as easy as the article presents, long term the two countries are heading in different directions financially.
The Canadian national debt is too high, and some provinces, such as Ontario, are also from a conservative view point, though Alberta is not one of them. But this is a relative matter. The CDN national debt is about $18,000/ person the USA debt is $180,000 /person- add a zero.
You have to file in both countries. You also have to file documents to indicate bank balances, a separate filing.
In 2011 if you are a bona fide resident of a foreign country, including Canada - which has certain requirements, your first $92,900.00 USD in this case in Canadian income is exempt (you have to convert CDN $ to US $ to figure this out). Over that amount you have to pay US taxes.
As to Alberta, Canadian taxes are higher than in the USA, as is the cost of living, though Alberta is better than most. The health care system is not really free, since you pay for it in taxes, nor does it cover everything there is inexpensive (relative to the USA) supplemental health insurance for preexisting conditions. Health care is run by the provinces, which means more local control. It is not run by the federal government as it is in the UK and which is where Obamacare is heading.
Housing in Edmonton is expensive. There is a real estate bubble due to the oil patch boom. There is work however. Getting into Canada is not as easy as the article presents, long term the two countries are heading in different directions financially.
The Canadian national debt is too high, and some provinces, such as Ontario, are also from a conservative view point, though Alberta is not one of them. But this is a relative matter. The CDN national debt is about $18,000/ person the USA debt is $180,000 /person- add a zero.
Any chance (hahahahaha) of Canada changing (hahahahaha) their gun laws?
:)
I’d be there in a heartbeat if they did.
Kudos to them, anyway, for luring disgruntled Americans. Of which there are many.
Sounds to me like a person would need to hire professional help on both sides of the border, but the hassle might be worth it in terms of a doable tax bill. Good luck to everyone who goes to the Great White North! Hope you find plenty of work!
Actually there have been some changes. The Firearm Registry has been scuttled, to the disappointment of the whining liberals.
I've never experienced any problems transporting or hunting with rifles or shotguns in Canada. No handguns for foreigners.
Thank you.
The Canadian government just got rid of the “Long Gun Registry,” for rifles and hunting weapons.
It is more restricted than the USA. I do not know about hand guns. The RCMP however will also not show up on your door step with a SWAT team to serve a warrant for a house two blocks down the street, and kill your dog if it barks, so some of this is relative.
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