The way they charge the tax, it is not like a regular tax. For example, if I request my university transcript from back home, they don't charge me for that service, so I have to pay a 2% tax. When did you leave your country? Let's say it was in 2002. From 2002 to this year, they assume you earn $40,000 a year, so based on that, they simply make a calculation, and you have to pay this amount first. Then they will give you your transcript. If you want to represent for the properties you own, you still have to pay a 2% tax. So it is not like a regular tax.
There are about 20,000 Eritreans living in Toronto and its vicinity. Of course, most of them don't pay. Maybe half of them pay. When you go to pay, you don't pay only for one year. You have to pay the 2% tax since you left the country, and you have to donate money. There are four stages, so the minimum is $500. You have to pay those amounts, and you have to fill out the form.