Opinion: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are by no means the first foreign-born rich people to want to come to B.C. as non-permanent residents. Here's why
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are a trendy transnational couple — and no more so than with their potential choice of B.C. as the chosen land in which to set up a provisional home.
Another thing that makes Prince Harry and Meghan like the largest cohort of new arrivals is the couple appear to be preparing to become temporary residents. They’re planning on settling in Canada to a certain degree, but they’re giving no indications they’re here to obtain citizenship. And should the moneyed royal couple buy a home in this country, they would be signing in on the current global fashion in real estate.
The NDP government is already beginning to take in hundreds of millions of dollars a year from targeting lightly- used, non-resident-owned B.C. properties with such taxes, which are similar to those in many sought-after global cities, including London, home to Buckingham Palace.
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