This can be a tricky question.  Even if your wife has effectively severed all ties to Canada including RRSPs, bank accounts, pension plan, stock options and even driver's license (the list is extensive) she could still be liable for income that she earned immediately before leaving Canada.  Did she file a final tax return?  I would reccomend you make contact with a Canadian tax consultant if you at all concerned.  

As of August 27, 2009 the list of the most commonly occuring names stand as follows:

To add a name to the list please visit: Add a name to the list of the Most Influential Canadian Expats in the World

Enter as often as you wish.

 Name  & Country of Residence

Abkar Bannayan, Qatar

Alan Thicke, USA

Alanis Morissette, USA

Alex Trebek, USA

Andrew Work, Hong Kong

Autumn Kelly, UK

Captain James P.T. Maung, Singapore

Celine Dion, USA

Dan Aykroyd, USA

David Foster, USA

David Frum, USA

David Hinds, USA

David McMurray, Japan

Dominic Barton, UK

Donald Sutherland, USA

Dr. Sarah England, China

Edgar Bronfman. Sr., USA

Elizabeth Arden, USA

Entire Canadian Military in Afghanastan, Afghanistan

François-Philippe Champagne, UK

Glenn Williams, USA

James A. Hart, IRAQ

James Gosling, USA

James Yellowlees, Japan

Jason Priestly, USA

Jeffrey Skoll, USA

Jennifer Granholm, USA

Jennifer Welsh, UK (Oxford)

Jim Carrey, USA

Jonathan Mann, USA

Joni Mitchell, USA

Keanu Reeves, USA

Kim Campbell, France

Maurice Bannayan, India

Mehdi Bokhari, Qatar

Michael J. Fox, USA

Michael Wilson, USA

Norman Bethune, China

Pamela Anderson, US

Richard Li, Hong Kong

Rick Morranis, USA

Ryan Reynolds, USA

shane bourbonnais, UK

Sidney Crosby, USA

Tony Burman, Qatar

Victor Li, Hong Kong

Wayne Gretzky, USA

To add a name to the list please visit: Add a name to the list of the Most Influential Canadian Expats in the World

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As a former Canadian foreign service officer, my employer ensured I was registered to vote and provided me with a polling station and ballot, but I was aware that a number of my Canadian friends in the local community did not vote, either because they were not sure they were eligible or did not know how to go about it. Recently, the internet has made all this very easy.

Elections Canada rules allow for voting by Canadian citizens over 18, who have resided in Canada and declare that they intend to return, and who have resided outside Canada for less than five years (an exception applies to those working for the Canadian government or for an international organization of which Canada is a member).

Registration can be done at any time by completing a form on the Elections Canada website. (http://www.elections.ca/content.asp?section=ins&document=index&dir=ire&lang=e&textonly=false)

A ballot kit will be sent to registered voters when an election is called and a list of candidates once they are all nominated. Voters simply mail their ballot directly to Elections Canada or via a Canadian embassy or consulate.

There will be a federal election as early as this fall but definitely by the fall of 2009. I hope this message will help to increase the number of eligible Canadians who exercise their democratic right to choose their government. Register now!   John Ausman