@Stuart ********
Thanks Stuart, a couple of final question then (not super important if you don't have an answer as I can always check with the consulate)
1 - do they use gross income or net after taxes? (Gross income is no problem, net would mean that I might have to adjust my retirement plans as to how to use my private pension funds to make sure exchange rates and Canadian withholding tax don't cause an issue in what gets deposited every month ... yes, I could just deposit the 800,000 and be done with it, but i'd prefer to use that for legitimate investing and only transfer it to an 'immigration account' when absolutely necessary!)
2 - Does this mean the bank account deposits or minimum balances no longer apply? Just a yearly update affidavit from the embassy and I'm good to go?
Thanks Again!