Tag: Canada
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The Mark Carney Deluxe: The Ultimate Offshore Play for Canadian HNWIs
For Canada’s high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) who’ve grown weary of the Canada Revenue Agency’s all-seeing, all-knowing, all-collecting eye, salvation comes in a single package deal: The Mark Carney Deluxe. This isn’t just an offshore structure—it’s the symphony of global arbitrage, a carefully orchestrated ballet of passports, shell companies, and six-month residency roulette. Let’s be clear: CRA…
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Irish Citizenship for a Canuck with an Irish Passport-Holding Mother
For Canadians with Irish heritage, the opportunity to secure European Union citizenship is one of the most strategic lifestyle and investment moves available. If your mother was born in Ireland and holds an Irish passport, you may be entitled to Irish citizenship by descent. This not only gives you the right to live, work, and…
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Strategies for Canadians to Keep and Grow Digital Assets Offshore
For Canadian investors, digital assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and tokenized private investments represent not just a new class of wealth, but also a fresh frontier in offshore diversification. With Canada’s evolving tax landscape and tighter regulatory oversight on crypto holdings, safeguarding and strategically growing digital assets offshore has become an attractive option. The key…
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Vancouver vs. Toronto vs. Hong Kong: 2025 Real Estate Price Showdown
As of August 2025, all three markets are off their pandemic peaks, but they’re correcting at different speeds—and with very different entry costs, policies, and risk profiles. Vancouver remains Canada’s priciest market on a per-square-foot basis, Toronto offers the biggest near-term price dislocation (and therefore negotiating leverage), and Hong Kong is ~30% below its 2021…
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How to Achieve the Trifecta Offshore Asset Protection Structure as a Canadian Expat
For Canadians seeking to protect and grow wealth internationally, the Trifecta Offshore Asset Protection Structure—using the UK, Hong Kong, and Singapore—offers a compliant and powerful solution. This strategy requires precise execution, staged over several months, and coordinated with legal, tax, and banking professionals in multiple jurisdictions. Below is the process, estimated timeline, and a realistic…
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The Trifecta Offshore Asset Protection Structure for Canadian Expats
For Canadians seeking to protect and grow their wealth internationally, a well-engineered offshore structure can provide tax efficiency, asset protection, and global business flexibility. One of the most effective strategies is what we call the Trifecta Offshore Asset Protection Structure—a three-step plan that integrates the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and Singapore. This structure is not…
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Top 5 Destinations for Canadian Millionaire Emigrants
The trend is clear: Canada’s millionaires are on the move. Whether driven by high taxes, political concerns, or a desire for greater lifestyle freedom, an increasing number of high-net-worth Canadians are emigrating each year. So where are they going? Here are the top five destinations for Canadian millionaire emigrants: 1. United States Why? Tax Considerations…
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Canada’s Economic Decline: 47 Taxes and Still Falling
Canada, long viewed as a stable and prosperous G7 nation, is now facing a troubling economic decline. Despite collecting taxes through 47 different streams, the country’s growth is stagnating, productivity is falling, and household debt is among the highest in the OECD. A Nation of Taxes From federal and provincial income taxes to sales taxes,…
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First Nations Warn Alberta’s Data Centre Strategy Won’t Attract Big Tech
Alberta’s efforts to position itself as a Canadian hub for data centres have come under criticism from an unexpected yet crucial voice: First Nations leaders. Chiefs representing four Alberta First Nations have expressed deep concerns about the province’s restrictive approach to data centre development, warning that current policies will fail to attract large global players…