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Be sure that you speak to your base PSO staff before you sign up for any courses. You will most likely have to get your ILP approved in advance in order to be reimbursed. It's not a difficult process, but if you get things backwards, you could be denied reimbursement. The PSO staff will tell you...

It depends on the country, as each one of them has its own particular quirks.  In Italy, the biggest issues surrounded bureaucracy, driving habits and language (and I'm quite good in Italian).  You have to learn how to set those issues aside, accept that you will never change their ways and...

Found this page on the internet to help frame the situation regarding how Canada Revenue Service looks at individual situations for tax purposes when posted OUTCAN.  "Residential ties" remains the key determining factor for figuring out whether to file as a Factual Resident or a Deemed Resident...

Sounds like he's done some great work in the "Soldier On" program as well.  He was awarded the MSM last week (and has also been promoted): Sergeant Charles Andrew McLean, M.M.M., M.S.M., C.D. Ottawa, Ontario Meritorious Service Medal (Military Division) Since 2007, Sergeant McLean’s...

Good point. I was (naively) assuming that pers were filing their taxes based on the location of their family to start. Even then, some might try to file the lower tax place upon posting OUTCAN. So you're right, those trying to get out of higher tax payments are probably already doing it....

For ref, recommend anyone looking for a CRA opinion contact the International Tax section: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/cntct/international-eng.html

I'm no expert on all of the rules, I can only relate my experience. That said, it looks like you are being posted from BC and will keep your ties with that province. Based on this, chances are good that filing BC taxes will be the safest route. As you note, a quick consult with CRA will yield...

More info for the discussion regarding foreign banking arrangements. At the smaller posts (I have experienced this on both my OUTCAN postings), your admin support is provided on a very limited and remote basis. Your pay will go into a Canadian account and you are responsible to get it into the...

Captloadie is absolutely right - you file taxes as a Factual resident of Canada, normally in the last province you were posted. Therefore your bank accounts, your house (if you kept one), your storage items, etc all add up to "substantial ties" back to that province. If you were on IR prior to...