That sounds like &quot;child support&quot; should be taxed then. If expats can send &quot;millions of dollars&quot; to family in Canada and they don&#x27;t pay a single cent as tax, then it&#x27;s a tax system problem. And hey, on the other hand, if that family spends those millions in Canada, then it&#x27;s a net benefit :P I&#x27;m sure even if the &quot;income&quot; is not taxed, all the money they spend actually is, so their amount of taxes paid to Canada might be significant.