Move to Canada and commute to the US

vviolence
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Move to Canada and commute to job in the US

Joined: 22 Jul 2008
Posts: 1
Location: Minneapolis

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:03 am

 

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Hi there! I am an amercian currently living in Minneapolis, MN. I am interested in movng to toronto with a canadian friend of mine. I am a flight attendant for Northwest Airlines and I am based out of Minneapolis. Many flight attendant and pilots live in other cities than the cities they are based in. I was curious what the process would be for me to move to Toronto. I would be going back to Minneapolis every week or two for work. How can I legally go about making this move?
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Reba
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Canuck in NC

Joined: 16 Jul 2004
Posts: 1172
Location: North Carolina

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:59 am

 

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for information on immigrating to Canada, check out the forums at http://www.roadtocanada.com and the Canadian immigration website http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/index.asp

If you and your "friend" plan to get married, then he/she can sponsor you for family based immigration.
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marmar312
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Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Posts: 17
Location: los angeles, ca

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:18 pm

 

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with the presidential administration in the US right now, more and more americans want to head on over.

welcome i say!
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Reba
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Canuck in NC

Joined: 16 Jul 2004
Posts: 1172
Location: North Carolina

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:18 pm

 

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well, considering it'll be gone in a few months, (thank the gods!), I'm guessing that doesn't have much to do with the decision.
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Steven
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Joined: 28 Sep 2007
Posts: 1122
Location: Calgary

Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:02 am

 

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It's going to be tricky if you don't qualify for entry as a skilled worker, have a look at the CIC website but generally speaking an American would need to have at least a BA degree and substantial work experience in a skilled area. Even if you do the current wait is two years. Flight attendant is not on the NOC list.

You can't get a work permit as your employer and your job are actually in the US.

In addition you would have problems with your taxes, as you would become a resident of Canada for tax purposes and the rates in Ontario are way higher than in Minnesota. As well, the foreign tax credit for non-resident US citizens maxes out at $85,700, so you would face dual-taxation on anything you earned above that amount. There are additional deductions for non-residents but it would depend on your situation as to whether you could claim them.
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