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We’re leaving. What do we sort, and when?

A dated plan for leaving well: notice, your lease, your car, departure tax and your savings, and your pets, in the order they need doing.

Your leaving plan

120 days until you leave

Your situation
Where next?
  1. 8 Oct120 days beforeGet quotes from removal companies and pick a dateRead
  2. 18 Oct110 days beforeShipping to the UK? Apply for transfer of residence relief (form ToR1) before you book shippingRead
  3. 7 Nov90 days beforeWork out whether departure tax applies to what you own, and get advice if you hold shares or propertyCheckRead
  4. 7 Dec60 days beforeCheck your notice period in your contract and your province’s rules, and hand in your notice in timeSoon
  5. 7 Dec60 days beforeGive your landlord written notice. How much depends on your province and your leaseCheckRead
  6. 22 Dec45 days beforeDecide what to do with your RRSP, TFSA and other savings before you become non-residentBefore you goRead
  7. 22 Dec45 days beforeDecide whether to sell or ship your carRead
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Before you goDeparture tax, your RRSP and your TFSAWhen you stop being resident in Canada, some of what you own is treated as sold, and your savings accounts follow new rules. Read what to sort before you leave, and the order everything else goes in →

Plan your exit

5 guides

How do I leave Canada, and in what order?

Notice at work, your lease, the car, departure tax, your last Canadian tax return, RRSP and TFSA, and keeping PR if you might come back.

What do I need to close before I leave Canada?

Which bank account to keep, phone, utilities, insurance, provincial health cover, benefits, mail and credit cards.

How do I take my pet back to the UK?

Microchip, rabies vaccination, the GB pet health certificate endorsed by the CFIA, tapeworm treatment and approved flights.

Back to the UK

5 guides

How do we settle back into the UK?

The NHS, tax, National Insurance, CPP, OAS and your State Pension, schools, university fees, your licence and renting.

How do we find a home and a job back in the UK?

Renting with no recent UK history, the Renters’ Rights Act, buying and stamp duty, job hunting from Canada and your Canadian experience.

Do I still pay UK tax?

UK residence, the P85, split years, and how Canada taxes your worldwide income once you arrive.

Where are you going next?

Back to the UK

Settling back in

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