Hey Johnny...do you actually know what the hell you're talking about? It costs to come back...ask the question...if a non resident Canadian isn't contributing to his taxman...is he contributing to his CPP? So having said that, what kind of money is your returning (and elderly by your reckoning) Canuck using to live it up in that nursing home you mention? Another note for you to think about...how many of these non resident Canadians actually want to return to retire? The only ones I know who want to come back will be starting a flying job in corporate or in a senior direct entry job, (and the number of those guys is small)...way above the paygrade offered at the bottom of some seniority list...and the old saying about walking a mile in a man's shoes might apply in this case...do you have any off shore experience? (Serious question) and for how long if you do?
Cheers. LC