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Ottawa's federal, defence, and tech corridors all point at Washington DC. Ottawa is a company town, and the company is the federal government.
Cross-BorderPrince Edward Island is the smallest province by population, so the raw number of Islanders moving to the US each year is small.
Cross-BorderQuebec's top rate near 53.31% and California's near 50.3% sit close enough that this move doesn't lower your income tax. The RRSP gets hit from both sides.
Cross-BorderQuebec carries the highest combined tax rate in Canada and its own tax authority. Florida charges neither state income tax nor QST.
Cross-BorderQuebec runs the only Canadian departure that closes through three separate tax authorities instead of two.
Cross-BorderMontreal to New York is one of the busiest francophone-to-US corridors there is, and it isn't a move from a high-tax place to a low-tax one.
Cross-BorderQuebec carries the highest combined rate in Canada at about 53.31%. Texas charges no state income tax.
Cross-BorderQuebec's combined top rate near 53.31% drops to Washington's zero income tax. Washington charges no personal income tax at all.
Cross-BorderToronto's combined top rate runs near 53.53%. Georgia charges a flat 5.39%, no city income tax anywhere including Atlanta.
Cross-BorderToronto's combined top rate runs near 53.53%. Austin and the rest of Texas charge zero income tax, state or city.
Cross-BorderOntario's combined top rate runs near 53.53%. Massachusetts charges a flat 5%, plus 4% above roughly $1.08 million.
Cross-BorderCharlotte is America's second-largest banking center after New York, home to Bank of America's headquarters, Truist's headquarters.
Cross-BorderToronto's combined top rate runs near 53.53%. Chicago and Illinois charge a flat 4.95% state tax and no city income tax at all.
Cross-BorderOntario's combined top rate runs near 53.53%. Ohio's state-plus-Columbus-city rate lands around 6%. Here's the finance, tech, and insurance corridor.
Cross-BorderToronto's combined top rate runs near 53.53%. Dallas and the rest of Texas charge zero income tax, state or city.
Cross-BorderOntario's combined top rate runs near 53.53%. Colorado charges a flat 4.4% plus Denver's small Occupational Privilege Tax.
Cross-BorderOntario's combined top rate runs near 53.53%. Michigan's flat 4.25% plus Detroit's city tax still lands far lower. Here's the auto and EV corridor.
Cross-BorderOntario's combined top rate runs about 53.53%. Texas charges no state income tax at all, and Houston adds no city tax on top.
Cross-BorderOntario's 53.53% top rate drops to zero state tax in Nevada. MGM, Caesars, Wynn, and the sports-betting tech boom drive this corridor.
Cross-BorderToronto and Los Angeles run the same corridor twice over: production crews and VFX artists have been shuttling to LA studios for years on the work side.
Cross-BorderFor most people reading this, the Toronto-to-Miami move isn't a decision that starts on a blank page.
Cross-BorderOntario's top rate runs ~53.53%. Minnesota's 9.85% is among the highest in the US, so this corridor's tax drop is smaller than most.
Cross-BorderToronto and Nashville sit near opposite ends of the North American income tax range, and this corridor runs heavily on one industry: healthcare.
Cross-BorderThe Toronto-to-Miami file is usually a condo, a snowbird testing out permanent residency, or a finance transfer.