Child Benefit and Tax Return Filing outside of canada

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2065 viewsOctober 31, 2017International Tax

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Anonymous Posted October 31, 2017

I am a Canadian PR holder currently working in Saudi Arabia. I received my PR Status only last year i.e. 2016 July. I was in Canada for 5 months last year from July to December and then retuned back to Saudi Arabia to continue my work.

During this period of stay I received Canada Child benefit, and have never worked in Canada till date.

I hold a Canadian bank account and a credit card, the balance in my TD account is 80K as I keep transferring my foreign salary every month, can you please confirm if I need to apply my tax returns even though I don’t work in Canada and no longer claim CCB benefits nor any of my family is staying in Canada.

If your answer is yes, then how can I file my tax returns when outside of Canada?
Total period of my stay in Canada is 5-6 months, and no job done during this period of time

Thanks

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score 0 · Answer 1 · 2017-10-31T14:50:44+00:00

You were a non-resident of Canada, since you temporarily stayed in Canada, and left after a few months. In addition, you had very few ties to Canada. You are not eligible for the Canada Child Benefit and you cannot file a tax return as a resident of Canada, until you move to Canada permanently.

Child Benefit and Tax Return Filing outside of canada

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