Recent content by Vandana Sharma

Absolutely, since medication aren't covered by OHIP. Mine costs about 3k to 7k per month depending on dosage and need a good private insurance. Currently the UAE company covers the insurance. Also, family doctor appointment is quick but yes specialists can take a long time, if not an emergency.

Heya Conx, thanks for adding in to the discussion A few observations here: 1. Having PR doesn't make you a tax resident. Yes, primary ties does. Like Home, Health Card (debatable, since after landing one can get the card and leave the country), and Bank Account and CC (also, one can get these...

Thanks a lot Jack and Shikari, I hope this thread is also useful to others. Will try to summarize as follows: Alternate Universe #1: Canada has no idea of my earnings in UAE. My parents support me since they are retired and I am a useless child. I transfer my salary to my dad's account and...

Thanks Larin for this. A very interesting topic indeed. My citizenship isn't Emirati (South African/Indian/Iran background) however I still have a Residency Visa in UAE. Also, rental agreement for UAE home till Jan 10 2022. My objective in November was to visit Toronto and check if I want to...

I will try my best to summarize this unique situation. In summary, got PR and moved to Toronto from Dubai. Still have residency in UAE because of remote work in a Dubai company. Good money but yes I WILL pay Tax here in Toronto. (PS: Don't ask why I moved here. That's a long discussion. Doesn't...