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US/Canada Tax Obligation - Toronto Canadian PR, Working in Chicago Illinois US on H1B1 visa

UESTION:

Hi,

I am single and have no dependents nor anybody can claim me dependent. I have no real estate propert or assets in US or Canada.

I landed in Canda (Tronto area) in Sept 2001 and have been living and working in Chicago, IL, US since Oct 2002 on job visa H1B1. I havn't visited Canada since I left for US. But I plan visiting Canada for a week or so.

I have Canadian driver's license and bank a/c. Please let me know if I need to file Candian Taxes (provincial, fedral or any other category) and if this period of stay away from Canada would be considered as time toward Canadian Citizenship as I would be paying some kind of Canadian Tax. My employer is a US firm.

Thanks,