Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 26 days agoIf I go to Canada can I retire there and draw SS from the US? Also can I go to Canada buy a cabin or house with a plot of land and not work? Unless I just needed some walking around money?message-squaremessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down15
arrow-up137arrow-down1message-squareIf I go to Canada can I retire there and draw SS from the US? Also can I go to Canada buy a cabin or house with a plot of land and not work? Unless I just needed some walking around money?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 26 days agomessage-square41fedilink
minus-squareTroubleinmind@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·26 days agoYou can’t just move to Canada. You need to meet specific requirements to get a residence permit or be sponsored by family who already lives there.
minus-squarethebigslime@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·26 days agoIf you wanna live there half time, a US passports entitles you to up to 180 days uninterrupted in Canada.
minus-squarewildbus8979@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-226 days agoBut you still can’t purchase property without a PR or citizenship (as of January 2023).
minus-squarethebigslime@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-221 days agoEdit: Okay, so non-citizens cannot buy residential property in census metropolitan areas or census agglomerations. A lot of rural areas are unaffected by the ban, including major tourist areas - Whistler, Banff, and Jasper.
You can’t just move to Canada. You need to meet specific requirements to get a residence permit or be sponsored by family who already lives there.
If you wanna live there half time, a US passports entitles you to up to 180 days uninterrupted in Canada.
But you still can’t purchase property without a PR or citizenship (as of January 2023).
Edit: Okay, so non-citizens cannot buy residential property in census metropolitan areas or census agglomerations. A lot of rural areas are unaffected by the ban, including major tourist areas - Whistler, Banff, and Jasper.