As per the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA):
Under the Canadian income tax system, your income tax obligations to Canada are based on your residency status. To determine your residency status for tax purposes, all of the relevant facts in your case must be considered, including residential ties with Canada and the length of time, purpose, intent and continuity of the stay while living inside and outside Canada.
The most important thing to consider when determining your residency status in Canada for income tax purposes is whether or not you maintain or establish significant residential ties with Canada.
Significant residential ties to Canada include:
Secondary residential ties that may be relevant include:
To get more details and determine your husband's residency status for income tax purposes, please read Determining your residency status.
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To add to @Heidi123's answer, also if you have spent more 183 days in Canada in a fiscal year, you will be consider resident of Canada.
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