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Posted date : May 21, 2024.

Am I wrong, or is it not the LAW that OHIP MUST pay to a member of OHIP the amount spent on a legal medical claim whatever it would pay to a Canadian hospital or doctor?

Posted date : May 21, 2024.

I believe I read that, if you were a Canadian who went to the U.S. and returned to Canada, you had to be out of the U.S. for 30 days or the clock keeps ticking as if you never left?

Posted date : Aug 2, 2023.

When Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) asks if we own a foreign property worth more than $100,000 CDN, are we only required to respond YES once we have sold the said property…

Posted date : Aug 2, 2023.

Does anyone have an update on the Canadian Snowbird Visa Act? It made it to the floor in November. Just wondering if anyone has a progress report on the status…

Posted date : Aug 2, 2023.

In your spring 2023 edition, in the Bird Talk section, there was a question from Mr. William Gordon who
wanted to know if there were any capital gains to be repaid following the sale of their mobile home on
leased land…

Posted date : Aug 2, 2023.

Has anyone ever questioned the U.S. government about why we have to include days on which we come
home for Christmas – trips away from the U.S…..

Posted date : May 10, 2023.

We (snowbirds) spend millions of dollars every year in the U.S. Why is it so hard for U.S. politicians to pass a bill to have the time spent in the U.S. by Canadian snowbirds increased to eight months? Does the U.S. not like our money?

Posted date : May 8, 2023.

We have had our NEXUS renewal applications submitted and paid for since August 2022. Our current cards expire in August 2023. We have not heard anything from the Canadian or American border people. Is there any group or government representative we can contact to follow up on our renewal status?

Posted date : May 8, 2023.

My I94 indicates that we can stay until June, but the rolling year puts us at ‘over by five days’ in February 2023 for the 8840. Why the discrepancy? Which should I use? Anyone got any insights?

Posted date : Jan 13, 2023.

It is very confusing how to fill out the FORM 8840. Say I arrive in the U.S. on November 15 of a given year and stay until April 28 of the following year. My question is, do I count only from November 15 to December 31 on one Form 8840 and then “save” the rest (January 1 to April 28) for the next year