With all due respect m8, I believe you are incorrect on everything. 3 to 4 years in a U.S major, with an early bid to the first available Captain spot (at YR 2) you will have exceeded your max pay at AC with another 25 years to go, not factoring for differences in taxes or COL. Sad but true.Tax treaty only makes you pay 1 of the higher taxes, i.e Trudeau's Vacation Fund. It's worth the commitment to go full American.GoHomeLeg wrote: ↑Sun Aug 07, 2022 6:46 pm If ou live in Canada and work in the states, you will have to file taxes in both countries. Hiring a cross border accountant is very expensive. US/Canada cross border taxes are very complicated. If you're a green card holder living in Canada, US immigration will take it away if they find out you are not present in the US ( someone mentioned a commuter status for green card holders. I could be wrong). Also, the IRS will come after any TFSAs and mutual funds you have in Canada since they are tax free account. Both countries will tax you on dividends earn in your stock portfolio.
Lastly commuting isn't fun. You're QOL will diminish rapidly. You're wife if married will start to hate that you're gone. You'll be junior will a shit schedule at a regional or mainline carrier stuck doing pairings with two to three days of in between. That's enough time to fly home wash your clothes and go back to sit standby all day to commute back to base somewhere in the US.
If you have good seniority at AC, think hard before you exhaust yourself commuting. You will rarely see your kids. Pilot have some of the biggest divorce rates. This will not help.
Respectfully
You'll be busy, but is it any different commuting with AC without a commuting policy. Pretty sure EVERY U.S carrier has one as standard...
AC is so far behind the progressive employment curve it's hard to defend. AC barely exceeds regional levels in the U.S for new employees. They are so big, so protected and so arrogant (the management at AC) that normal rules for business don't apply to them.
Sad.