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Taxation for individuals


Only the income tax system is explained on this site. However, please note that taxpayers subjected to the tax law are: individuals, corporations and trusts.

In Canada, the factor used to determine taxable personal income tax and the duty to pay taxes is the residency (establishment of a person with a certain degree of permanence). United States, for example, use the citizenship factor for taxation on individuals.

Here are the possible statuses of the individual taxation in Canada: 1 - the resident of fact, two - the non-resident (ie someone who works in Canada but lives in the United States), 3 - resident only a part of the year (eg, an American comes to Canada), 4 - deemed resident (not living on a regular basis in Canada, but is treated as if, for example, the military person who stays more than 183 days in Canada during a calendar year).

Taxation for individuals corresponding to the applicable statutes previously seen is as follows: 1 - world-wide income from January 1 to December 31, 2 - Employment income from Canadian sources, income from a business operated in Canada and the gain resulting from the disposition of taxable Canadian property (e.g. building), 3 - during the period of residence -> worldwide income during the period of nonresidence -> employment, business and gain on disposal from Canada, 4 - worldwide income from January 1 to December 31.

In a context where an individual leaves Canada, the criteria developed by the courts are based on the importance of links to primary and secondary residence with Canada. In this way, the indivitual will be subjected or not to taxation.