"I am going to Canada this year."

Translation: 今年カナダに行くつもりです。

[Ant2r3s]

Isn't "plan/intend to go" more appropriate for つもり？

[vera236]

It means the same thing in this case. Tsumori is used when you know for sure you're going.

[Tara166383]

It would be nice for new learners though if Duolingo made an effort to show the difference between Verb and Verb+つもり

[elizadeux]

https://www.learn-japanese-adventure.com/japanese-grammar-intention.html

[AdrianWill829460]

Not sure that's right. You "intend" to go isn't the same as definately going. I had heard "yotei suru" (to plan / to schedule / to arrange) is stronger.

[ElenMiao]

I got it wrong but actually tsumori in unneccessary here

[vera236]

It's not exactly necessary, but it's more natural to add tsumori.

[__eternal]

Yes, I believe it makes sense because the event is in the future, so it's technically just a "plan". And of course there's no future tense.

[Nexus227]

Why is 行き written as 行く?

[John863934]

行く is the plain form and should be used with つもり and other such constructs.

[Seattle_Scott]

Wrong: 今年カナダに行きます

Right: 今年カナダに行く。

This is madness.

[CarteRouge]

Why is there no (not accepted) に particle after 今年？Is there a rule that says time expressions need no particle. Can you drop the 今年 in anywhere in the sentence?

[elizadeux]

Time expressions usually go first. Specific time expressions (like Tuesday) need the に particle, but I believe that に is optional for relative time expressions like today, yesterday, this year, last year, and so on.