Bird Talk

Posted date : May 15, 2021.

Is the CSA in any discussion with Florida regarding if Canadian snowbirds go to their winter homes and a vaccine becomes available, will Canadians be allowed to get vaccinated?

Posted date : May 12, 2021.

Important Note: In our last issue, we discussed the potential benefits of vitamin D. My article stated that 1200 to 2000 mg per day would be appropriate. This is wrong, and it should have read 1200 to 2000 IU per day.

Posted date : May 12, 2021.

I recently sold a lot in Port LaBelle for slightly more than US$8,000. Approximately $1,500 has been taken from the proceeds to be held by the government. Will I eventually receive that money?…

Posted date : May 12, 2021.

We have been told that, if we do not have a Florida state will and power of attorney, if one or both of us passes away the property would go to probate and be costly and time-consuming to resolve…..

Posted date : May 12, 2021.

We sold a condo, in the U.S., this year – 2020. No tax was withheld. We have a slight gain in U.S. dollars. We have a larger gain in Canadian dollars, and intend to pay tax on that gain, in Canada. ..

Posted date : May 12, 2021.

I want to do a will for my property in the U.S. to leave it to my kids in Canada. Do I need a lawyer? Do I need to register it in the U.S.? Do I need to register it in Canada? Need help − I have no idea where to start….

Posted date : May 12, 2021.

It was reported over a month ago that CSA is working on having the U.S. allow those of us who own or rent a home in the U.S. to enter as “essential travellers” via land border crossing…

Posted date : May 12, 2021.

We keep hearing more and more rumours that even if you’re flying to your destination in the U.S. and staying in your owned or rented residence for an extended period…

Posted date : May 12, 2021.

When we come back from the U.S., if I have two COVID-19 tests – the first on day one of getting back and another on day seven − and both are negative, why would I be required to continue to be quarantined?..

Posted date : May 12, 2021.

We have heard that if we snowbirds have a residence address in the U.S., that we would be exempted from the travel restriction currently in place…