Chinese national Weihong Liu, owner of Canadian malls, faces tax residency dispute despite living in Canada and owning major assets.

Weihong (Ruby) Liu, a Chinese national who owns three B.C. shopping malls and a Vancouver mansion, is at the center of a tax residency dispute despite living in Canada for over a decade and investing heavily in Canadian real estate. Court documents show she lists only China as her citizenship, with her current address in Shenzhen, and does not hold Canadian citizenship or confirmed permanent residency. Though she claims to be a Canadian resident and has a daughter in the country, her immigration status remains unverified in official records. Her ownership of major Canadian assets, including a $469 million bid for Hudson’s Bay leases, raises questions about her tax obligations, highlighting the complexities of residency and citizenship rules for transnational wealth holders.