Built for Expats. Backed by Experience.
We created this course to make Canadian expat tax clear and manageable — whether you're leaving Canada, arriving for the first time, or boomeranging back.
As a globally mobile professional, you don’t have time to decode complex tax jargon. That’s why we’ve broken everything down into simple, bite-sized lessons with real-life examples, checklists, and the answers you actually need.
This isn’t generic theory — it’s a practical roadmap from a team that understands the expat journey. Learn what counts, skip what doesn’t, and get peace of mind.
📘 What You’ll Learn Inside This Course
This course was built for Canadians living abroad, planning to leave, or moving back home — and it’s packed with practical, plain-English tax guidance to help you stay compliant and stress-free.
Inside, you’ll learn:
🧾How to determine your Canadian tax residency (even if your situation is messy or “grey”)
📄 When and how to file a T1, T1161, T1135, and NR73 — with walkthroughs and real examples
🧾 What departure tax is, who needs to file, and how to prepare for it (before the CRA surprises you)
🚫 The most common traps for returning Canadians — and how to avoid paying double tax
🌎 Special rules for dual citizens, snowbirds, freelancers, and digital nomads
🧠 Bonus: How the CRA thinks about ties like homes, bank accounts, family, and health cards
📥 Downloadable cheat sheets, templates, and checklists you’ll actually use
Each topic is broken down into easy-to-understand modules, with real-life case studies and interactive quizzes to test your understanding. No jargon, no fluff — just what you need to file with confidence and avoid costly mistakes when living or investing abroad.
Why It’s Different?
This isn't a generic tax webinar. It's a course designed specifically for globally mobile Canadians.
🌎Created by expats for expats
📥Clear case studies and examples
🧠Tools, templates, and checklists you can actually use
🚫Built for peace of mind — not stress
You’ll never Google “do I file a T1161 or not?” again.
You’ll walk away knowing:
The 4 key tests CRA uses to assess your residency
🚫How to legally reduce or defer departure tax
🧠When you must declare foreign income, assets, or property
🌎What to do if you’ve missed a filing
Example Curriculum
- Welcome to the course (0:21)
- Module 1 - Welcome to Canada Expat Tax Basics (1:40)
- Module 2 - Understanding Canadian Tax Residency (1:49)
- Module 3 - Declaring Canadian Income & Filing Obligations (1:47)
- Module 4 - Maximising deductions & avoiding CRA red flags (1:29)
- Module 5 - Real Expat Scenarios (1:52)
- Module 6 – How part-year residency affects your filing (1:24)
- Module 7 - Managing Canadian tax when you leave Canada (1:29)
- Module 8 – Non-resident tax life: What you still owe Canada (1:24)
- Module 9 – What If You Come Back to Canada? (1:20)
- Module 10 – Residency case studies & CRA rulings (1:29)
- Module 11 – Resources & downloads (1:29)
- Module 12 – Felix’s final tax tips (1:19)
Your Instructor: Felix the TaxFox
Felix the TaxFox is your go-to guide for navigating the maze of Canadian expat taxes. With a sharp mind for finance and a flair for simplifying the complex, Felix helps global Canadians make sense of residency rules, deductions, ATO obligations, and more—without the jargon.
He’s not your typical tax guy. Felix blends real-world insights with practical tax know-how, all tailored to expats moving in, out, or back to Canada. Backed by a team of finance and CPA experts, he’s here to make sure you file right, save smart, and stay out of trouble with the ATO.
Whether you’re a digital nomad, a returning Canadian, or just tax-curious, Felix will guide you through it—one paw at a time.
