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Posted date : May 10, 2023.

I understand that Ontario recently ruled to retain OHIP coverage for any emergencies while outside of Canada. Can you please explain why I would need travel insurance as well, if any emergency medical costs are going to be covered by OHIP?

Posted date : May 10, 2023.

I’m hoping that you can answer a question that many, if not most, snowbirds have. Netflix is working on eliminating the number of accounts that have free riders….

Posted date : May 10, 2023.

We (snowbirds) spend millions of dollars every year in the U.S. Why is it so hard for U.S. politicians to pass a bill to have the time spent in the U.S. by Canadian snowbirds increased to eight months? Does the U.S. not like our money?

Posted date : May 10, 2023.

I arrived in the U.S. on Oct 28, 2022 and will arrive back in Canada on April 4, 2023. While in the U.S., I took a 15-day Panama Canal cruise departing from L.A. and arriving back in Miami….

Posted date : May 10, 2023.

My wife and I are in the U.S. for three months. She will be teaching a one-day art course as an art club event in a 55+ community. She will be paid between $200 and $800, depending on the number of students….

Posted date : May 10, 2023.

I’m from Ontario, Canada, and we are leasing a home for four months in Lake Havasu, Arizona. Can I buy and register a car in Arizona while I’m there?

Posted date : May 10, 2023.

We have owned a Park model trailer in central Florida for the past 12 years. We have carried homeowners’ insurance from the same company for the entire time and have never made a claim…

Posted date : May 8, 2023.

I have a personal-use condo in Florida which I have had now for seven years. I have a U.S.-dollar mortgage on this condo which is with…a U.S. branch of RBC, and they sent me a written request to fix an ITIN mismatch with their records and the IRS.

Posted date : May 8, 2023.

We have had our NEXUS renewal applications submitted and paid for since August 2022. Our current cards expire in August 2023. We have not heard anything from the Canadian or American border people. Is there any group or government representative we can contact to follow up on our renewal status?

Posted date : May 8, 2023.

My I94 indicates that we can stay until June, but the rolling year puts us at ‘over by five days’ in February 2023 for the 8840. Why the discrepancy? Which should I use? Anyone got any insights?