Investing back home from Canada

The short version while our full Canada guide is being written.

Investing from Canada: the five steps

  1. Get your documents ready. Passport, proof of address and the rest.
  2. Choose your exchange. ZiG on the ZSE or US dollars on the VFEX. Compare them.
  3. Open an account with a platform or broker that accepts clients living abroad.
  4. Send CAD home to fund it. Options from Canada: WorldRemit, Wise.
  5. Buy, then track your dividends from your phone.

Tax on foreign dividends: see Canada Revenue Agency.

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