Your Canada tax exit questions, answered

Once you become a non-resident, Canada generally taxes Canadian-source income rather than your worldwide income. Departure tax and existing liabilities may still apply. We help you prepare your residency facts, ties, records and questions for a compliant departure; our planner or report does not itself change your status or provide CRA approval.

Start by documenting your circumstances, supporting evidence and unresolved questions. The free plan organises your preparation; the compiled report brings your submitted information together; a separately agreed written review adds team comments. Individual professional advice, filings and any authority determination require the relevant separate process.

The Exit Plan helps you organise your route, priorities, situation and next steps. You can also keep track of days and a planning budget. Starting a plan does not order a report or book a review.

No. Start the planner without either. Save a copy on your device, export it, or create an account when you want to save it there. Save again after making changes.

Start with your current situation and the dates you know. Use the plan to organise open questions and missing records. Ask an adviser about any time-sensitive obligations.

No. ExitCanada is an independent planning and preparation service. Using the planner or ordering a report does not submit Form NR73 or any other form to the CRA.

The free planner is a tool you work through yourself. The paid report compiles your submitted answers and documents into a structured preparation file with missing information and open questions identified.

Consider it when you want our team to examine your prepared file and provide written comments under an agreed review engagement. Complex tax calculations, valuations, legal work and filings require a separate scope.

No. Planning and document preparation do not establish tax residency, secure immigration approval or replace a personal professional assessment. Government authorities make their own decisions.

Yes. Begin with what you know. Keep a list of missing records and questions to resolve; you do not need a complete file to start planning.