Seriously, the Canadian Revenue Agency website is really good at publishing pretty much anything you need to know about Canadian taxes. Not only do they have the actual laws, but there is a virtual cornucopia of questions and answers covering most scenarios, all in relatively plain, if not quite Queen’s, English. And pretty much all forms are available in fillable and printable formats. You shouldn’t need to fill any of them out but they’re a good reference for when you call CRA so you can expect which questions they’ll ask.

The main phone number for CRA is 1.800.959.5525. As a call centre, they are better than Expedia but worse than Go Daddy (who, admittedly, gets a few bonus points for having the best on-hold music ever). For the most part, you aren’t on hold *too* long and the agents are friendly and seem knowledgeable enough even if they give conflicting advice.

Specific sections:

• International and non-resident taxes
• Non-residents
• GST
• CPP
• EI

Note that it’s still hard to get concrete answers to some questions, even if you call them up but this is still the best resource I’ve found short of paying someone a lot of money for advice. And speaking of paid advice, if you are serious about this scenario, you should seek it out. After you’ve gleaned all you can from the CRA website. I used KPMG in Calgary and am reasonably happy with the advice I got, if not the price I was charged (** UPDATE ** or the follow-up service I got). I also talked with someone at Continental Tax and I wish I remembered his name because he was amazing. Gave me a ton of free advice over the phone and I will not hesitate to engage their services in the future.

http://codebetter.com/blogs/kyle.baley/archive/2008/06/17/rehash-canadian-taxes-for-non-residents.aspx

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