CANADA best spot for retirement cabin?
Contributors to this thread:Whitetail Deer
From: Ambush
02-Feb-20
First check into residency requirements for hunting and fishing in each province. If you have a Canadian citizenship you should be good to go nearly everywhere, with NWT having the longest wait time to buy resident permits. BC is six months for big game and has fifteen huntable big game species (off hand) now that grizzlies are off the table.
From: skull
02-Feb-20
Last place you want to be is Ontario Best place Saskatchewan or Alberta If I ever move that’s were I’m going, Big mule, big Whitetail, lots bears, moose, Mountain lion, sheep, pronghorn,
From: Kurt
02-Feb-20
You have to be physically present in BC more than 6 months each year to maintain residency once it is achieved. Less and you are not a resident and require a guide to hunt big game...or a resident that has a permit to accompany and will take you hunting (only works for someone with Canadian citizenship, only good for non-LEH hunts and for a 21 day period etc). Note you can only be a resident of one state or province at a time so will lose your US residency of whatever state you move from. Also, the cross border issues with taxes, moving, etc aren't simple, but you already knew that.
BC is good if you are interested in hunting sheep every year....most Stone sheep areas and some Bighorn/California Bighorn areas are over the counter.
From: APauls
03-Feb-20
First you need to tell us what you want to hunt, and what time of year you want to be there. Is fishing a major component? Deep sea, or inland walleye etc? Is trophy quality a major concern or just the ability to get out?
From: grape
03-Feb-20
My biggest concern would be to hire Adam to be my guide!
From: South Farm
04-Feb-20
On Lake Nipigon!
From: sticksender
04-Feb-20
Doorknob, I have no idea of your hunting interests, but for my way of thinking, if it was any kind of possibility, I'd jump at the chance to become a BC citizen. They've got 18 big game species including the option to hunt Sheep every year. And you sure don't need to buy land, since the province is 95% public. But OTOH if all you want to hunt is deer, you might as well stay put.
From: wildwilderness
04-Feb-20
The grass is NOT always greener!
From: LKH
04-Feb-20
Okay, I'll ask it: How old are you and what shape? Will you be able to hunt sheep, goat and other really tough hunts? Things like moose diy require a lot of strength and stamina.
From: petedrummond
04-Feb-20
Dont leave. Come on is this a troll
From: lawdy
05-Feb-20
We have a place in Newfoundland. We spend most of the summer up there as I work playing music. The rest of the year, I coach here. When I get done coaching, we will stay there from May until Sept. if it was just me, I would probably green card it, but with kids and grandkids, I would want to be here most of the year. Giving up my citizenship is something I could not do.
From: gobbler
05-Feb-20
I wouldn’t live anywhere that doesn’t allow me to carry a concealed pistol for protection of self and family no matter how good the hunting is
From: Kurt
05-Feb-20
Lawdy, You don't (can't) give up your US citizenship without a fight from the US Gov't. as they want taxes for life! You can become a dual citizen of the US and Canada, which is what the original poster said he is. Being a citizen of both countries is totally different than being a resident of a province (or state) where you are only legally a resident of one at a time. As I mentioned the cross-border taxes do become complicated, but sounds like you already do them if you are working in Canada.
From: lawdy
06-Feb-20
Kurt, people here have no idea what taxes are until they experience Canada. Socialism isn’t free. Cash is king up there, me included when I play venues. Newfies are very adept at avoiding taxes when they can.
From: Ambush
06-Feb-20
" Newfies are very adept at avoiding taxes when they can"
"Aye bye, trad'in ya dis jar a screech fer dem cod cheeks, eh?
From: Inshart
06-Feb-20
HMMMMMM, I thought everyone was supposed to list their real name?? Mr. (or Ms.) Door Knob ..... yeah right!
From: lawdy
06-Feb-20
Boy do I like cod cheeks. Brought a big bag of them home, along with cod tongues. I catch my own, but you can stop by a fisherman coming in from the sea and for a couple bucks, cash, he will sell you a big cod and fillet it for you.
From: JL
07-Feb-20
Knew a Coastie with dual citizenship. He had a parent from both places. Not a bad gig I suppose if you're into outdoorsy things.
I do know at one time some guys (US) would go to Canada (Ontario I think it was) and buy a small plot of land for a couple of thousand. They would get a tax number with it and that allowed them to buy resident bear tags and hunt in the area they have the tax number for. If you're a hard core bear hunter that would be the way to go.
