About Expatify
The tools the CRA should have given you, but didn't.
The Problem
106,000 Canadians left the country last year. Most had no idea what was coming.
When you leave Canada, the CRA treats you like you sold all your investments—even if you didn't. That's called departure tax, and it catches people off guard with bills of $50,000 or more.
Keep your house "just in case"? You might still owe Canadian tax on everything you earn abroad. Move to a country without a tax treaty? Canada takes 25% of your pension off the top. Nobody tells you this stuff until it's too late.
What We Built
We got tired of watching people either pay $5,000+ for a cross-border accountant or stumble into expensive mistakes. So we built the tools that should have existed all along:
- Departure Tax Calculator — See exactly what you'll owe before you leave, based on your actual investments
- Foreign Income Calculator — Find out how much Canada will take from your pension, rental income, and RRSP withdrawals once you're gone
- 47-Task Checklist — Everything you need to do, from a year before departure to after you land
- Learning Guides — Plain-English explanations of the rules that actually matter (like how filing a Canadian tax return can cut your pension withholding in half)
- AI Assistant — Ask questions about your situation and get answers that actually apply to you
Who We Are
Expatify comes from the team at Loonies & Sense. We've spent years helping Canadians understand their taxes. Now we're helping those who are ready to leave—without getting blindsided on the way out.