The Canadian Departure Tax Regime Under subsection 128.1(4) of the Canadian Income Tax Act, a Canadian emigrating to another jurisdiction is subject to a “deemed disposition” on qualifying property. (This deemed disposition is often referred to as Canada’s “departure tax”). Where a taxpayer is subject to departure tax, that...
Introduction – Canadian Taxpayers Must Pay Departure Tax When Leaving Canada There are two types of individuals who must pay tax in Canada – Canadian residents and non-residents. Subject to various tax treaties and domestic tax rules, Canadian residents pay tax in Canada on their worldwide income while non-residents...
What is Canadian Departure Tax? When taxpayers emigrate from Canada, for tax purposes they are deemed to have disposed of their capital assets even though no assets are actually sold. Capital gains earned from the disposition of these assets will be taxed. This tax is known as departure tax...