I have a question regarding taxation for Canadians who are working for Emirates. Looking at some of the links posted above, it would indicate that you could be liable to pay Canadian tax on income earned abroad if you have maintained significant links to Canada, and it seems to me that it is pretty easy for the government to interpret these links as proof of residency and therefore you are liable for tax. I also see that Canada now has a tax treaty with UAE.
Has this been a problem for anyone? I am interested to know if anyone has maintained significant ties (maybe their family still lives in Canada or they spend a lot of time there), and run into tax problems? And if so, do you end up paying the full whack of Canadian tax (yikes) or is it something less?
More importantly, are there ways of avoiding such tax problems?