> Examples of activities for which a person would not normally be remunerated or which would not compete directly with Canadian citizens or permanent residents in the Canadian labour market and which would normally be part-time or incidental to the reason that the person is in Canada include, but are not limited to:
> long distance (by telephone or Internet) work done by a temporary resident whose employer is outside Canada and who is remunerated from outside Canada
Based on my reading of R186, a work permit is required, so that's separate (and not something you mentioned anyways).
From your excerpt it would be okay to work remotely so long it doesn't compete in the labor market AND it's incidental to the reason you're in Canada - invalidating my point about US employers telling people not to work in Canada while on vacation (though other countries it definitely varies). However, I'd posit that spending 6 months in Canada working remotely is anything but incidental to the reason that person is in Canada.
First off nobody would be dumb enough to try to get a work permit for a remote job, even if it were required by some law. Secondly citizens of canada wouldn't need a permit.
If they didn’t get a work permit they’d be violating immigration law, first of all, and second, that has nothing to do with taxation. And what after your third 6-month long vacation you don’t think they’ll ask how you plan to support yourself? Where your money comes from? Who you work for? I get that every time I wander through and I'm a full-on citizen.
> Examples of activities for which a person would not normally be remunerated or which would not compete directly with Canadian citizens or permanent residents in the Canadian labour market and which would normally be part-time or incidental to the reason that the person is in Canada include, but are not limited to:
> long distance (by telephone or Internet) work done by a temporary resident whose employer is outside Canada and who is remunerated from outside Canada