I was a non Canadian resident on december 31st 2017, do I belong to section 216 or 217 ?

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Section 216 is for non-residents with rental or timber royalty income.

Section 216 is for non-residents with ant of the following type of income:

• Old age security (OAS) pension;

• Canada Pension Plan or Quebec Pension Plan benefits;

• superannuation or pension benefits;

• registered retirement savings plan payments;

• pooled registered pension plan payments;

• registered retirement income fund payments;

• death benefits;

• employment insurance benefits;

• retiring allowances;

• registered supplementary unemployment benefit plan payments;

• deferred profit-sharing plan payments;

• amounts received from a retirement compensation arrangement or the purchase price of an interest in a retirement compensation arrangement;

• prescribed benefits under a government assistance program;

• Auto Pact benefits.

You can read more about Non-Resident Elective returns at the CRA website: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/publications/t4058/non-residents...

If you are still unsure about you non-resident status, it would be best if you contacted the CRA directly. https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/corporate/contact-information/international-tax-non-resident...