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Living the Canadian dream |
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By Cheryl Antao-Xavier » Success – not always an easy trip – can be a bumpier ride for an immigrant starting afresh in Canada.
Apart from the obvious challenges, such as having to adjust to life in a new country, there are numerous other obstacles that have to be overcome. But stay the course, and there’s no telling how far you can go. |
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Why health insurance is a good policy |
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By Johnny Mangiante »
Travel medical insurance is often that last thing you think of when
planning your move to Canada. It should however be one of the first.
Now you're probably saying: "Wait a minute, isn't healthcare free in Canada?" |
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Working while studying in Canada |
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Studying in Canada at the post-secondary level can be a very expensive
proposition and a question I am frequently asked is whether a foreign
student may work off campus while studying in Canada. |
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How to manage when money is tight |
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By Deirdre Levinson » Your early days (or weeks and months) in
Canada can be extremely trying from a financial perspective. It is even
more so if your rainy day cash reserves are low and you either haven't
found a job or are working for really low wages.
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Who can I sponsor to come to Canada? |
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I frequently receive phone calls and emails from people asking “Who can
I sponsor to bring to Canada?”. As simple as the question may seem, it
is really not that simple of an answer. |
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How NOT to be a small business failure |
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By Eve Jackson » Starting up a small business in Canada is easy. Making it a success is the hard part.
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15 easy steps to starting a business |
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By Eve Jackson » Yeah, sure
it's easy, and of course, that title is a little tongue in cheek. It
takes a lot of hard work to get a business off the ground. But, it's
worth every hour I've spent getting to where I am now. |
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Who gets the child if you break up? |
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By Jonathan Brown » Like it
or not, sometimes relationships fail. So what happens to the children
of parents who become estranged and decide to live apart? What does the
law in Canada say about child custody? |
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Want to earn more? Go back to school |
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By Ethan Caleb » Workers who participate in adult education and
obtain a post-secondary certificate make significant gains in wages and
earnings, according to a new study released by Statistics Canada.
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Alberta becoming the new oil mecca |
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By Ethan Caleb » Want to
know the best place to find high-paying employment in Canada? In a
scenario reminiscent of the oil-fuelled jobs boom in the Middle East
over the last few decades, Alberta is laying out the red carpet for
workers as its already booming economy aims for the stars.
The western Canadian province has some 179 billion barrels of reserves
in Alberta's oil sands - second in the world only to Saudi Arabia. With
oil and gas prices expected to remain high for years to come, and costs
of extraction having dipped since 2000, local and international oil
companies such as Total and Shell are rushing in to take advantage.
That means a huge demand for workers - and Alberta simply doesn't have enough of them.
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Bank won't open an account? Fight it |
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By Archie D'Cruz » Among the many major hurdles many new immigrants
to Canada face when they first land is that banks very often will
refuse to let them set up an account.
It is hugely frustrating, because having a personal savings account is
essential for a couple of reasons that may not be immediately obvious.
For one, the minimum funds you must show as having been brought into
Canada have to be placed in your name in a financial institution within
a month of your arrival. (Yes, your funds are tracked).
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Faster route to a work permit |
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In a previous article, I discussed Canadian work permits and the requirement of obtaining a positive labour market opinion from Service Canada prior to applying for a work permit. However not all work permit applications require a labour market opinion. |
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Loonie tunes: Dollar slang explained |
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By Ethan Caleb » There are many expressions that are uniquely
Canadian (see So you'd like to speak Canadian, eh?),
but one that you will likely run into very soon and very often is
"loonie". As anyone who has been in Canada for even the briefest time
will tell you, loonie is slang for the Canadian dollar.
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Family class emigration: An overview |
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By Sat-Sung Kalman » While the skilled worker program remains a
popular method for people to emigrate to Canada, having a close
relative in the country offers an alternative method of gaining entry.
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Looking for a cheap place to stay? |
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By Hugh Goble » Looking for
a cheap place to stay when you first arrive in Canada? While cheap is a
relative term, inexpensive lodging for your early days can be easy to
find if you know where to look.
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How to improve your credit score |
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By Ryan Seaman » If you
are a newly landed immigrant born anywhere except the United States,
you will quickly discover that your past credit history counts for
nothing in Canada. That automatically makes getting everything from a
credit card to an auto loan to a mortgage that much more difficult.
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Crime in Canada: Just how safe is it? |
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By Ethan Caleb » A highly-publicized spate of murders in and around
Toronto over the last year or so may have many prospective immigrants
wondering just how safe Canada is.
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Preparation key to interview success |
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By Andrew Reed » Like it or
not (and a great majority don't), the key to getting that crucial first
job in Canada is to impress at your interview. A good resume (as CVs
are known here) will only get you so far, it's how well you convince
prospective employers that your foreign skills translate in a Canadian
organization that will land you the job.
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Change in status needn't affect application |
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By Sat-Sung Kalman » It's a
question that often gets asked: What happens when there is a change in
your status or that of a dependent AFTER your immigration application
is filed?
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Ontario lab to help healthcare pros |
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Health professionals with foreign credentials are getting high tech
help to gain practical clinical experience that will help them find
jobs in Ontario.
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How to get a temporary work permit |
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Every year tens of thousands of foreign nationals enter Canada to work
temporarily. All foreign nationals, with the exception of some business
and entertainment personnel, must obtain a work permit prior to working
in Canada.
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Home inspections worth the cost |
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By Gil Strachan »
Congratulations! You've found the perfect home, and now it's time to do
the offer and close the deal. If you're like many people, you may be
feeling a cash crunch by this time. You may be wondering why you would
want to incur yet another expenditure, such as a home inspection. A
valid consideration!
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How much home can $1 million buy? |
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By Richard Baxter » Immigrants planning to buy a home in Canada soon after arrival should come with cash. Plenty of it.
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Calgary holds greatest jobs promise |
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By Ethan Caleb »
Prospective immigrants worried about job prospects in Canada might want
to give cities like Montreal and Vancouver a miss and head for Calgary
or the Atlantic provinces instead. A new Statistics Canada analysis, which tracked immigrants aged 25 to
44 over two years, singled out Calgary, Alberta, as having the best
record among all the major cities for providing employment to
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Move over, Wiarton Willie! |
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On February 2 each year, millions of Canadians hang their hopes of an
early spring on the predictions of a furry little rodent. But while
Groundhog Day - immortalized by the Bill Murray film of the same name - gets all
the attention, researchers at the University of Northern British
Columbia (UNBC) are busy unearthing the keys to a more reliable system
of predicting the seasons.
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Homework before the home search |
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By David McGuire » So, you want to buy a house. Do you just pick up the phone and call a real estate agent? Absolutely not!
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South Asians spur Brampton boom |
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By Ethan Caleb » A drive through some areas of Brampton, northwest of Toronto, might
have you wondering if you had somehow lost your way and found yourself
in the northern Indian state of Punjab.
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Mississauga, Toronto's 'bedroom' city |
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By Ethan Caleb » If you are
looking for evidence of how immigration is changing the face of Canada,
few places provide a better snapshot than the Ontario city of
Mississauga.
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Compassionate route to a visa |
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In most instances, people who wish to apply for Canadian permanent
residence must apply for and be approved for an immigrant visa before
they come to Canada. However, for some people who are already here,
returning to their country of origin is not feasible and therefore
commencing an application from overseas is just not possible. What are
these people to do?
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Canadians use that word a lot, eh? |
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If there is one word in
the English language that is considered quintessentially Canadian, it
is 'eh'. People in Canada tend to use it to express everything from a
simple statement ("It's 5 o'clock, eh, I'd better get going") to
amazement ("That's some feat, eh!") to anger (a simple "Eh?" delivered
in disapproving tones).
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Muslims meet their match in Canada |
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By Ayesha Ansari » Call it
match-making for Muslims, Canadian-style. Muslim singles finding it
hard to find a life partner through traditionally accepted methods of
family introductions are increasingly turning to a Toronto match-making
service geared to the sensitivities of the community.
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Understanding GST, Canada's hated tax |
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The Conservative Party's first major 2006 election promise, a reduction
in the Goods and Services Tax (GST), has brought the much-hated tax
back in the spotlight.
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Pay your taxes without leaving home |
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As a newcomer to Canada, you are probably aware that you must file your
income tax return each year, whether or not you are liable to pay tax.
What you might not know is that it is easy for you to prepare and file
your return without ever leaving the comfort of your home.
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Where to apply: Make a smart choice |
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A question that I am frequently asked when discussing immigration with a client is: “Where do I apply?” Although this seems like a simple question, the answer might decide how quickly your application is processed.
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Obtain your CAIPS notes for free |
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By Ethan Caleb » As a prospective immigrant to Canada, you probably know that you can
follow the progress of your application through your CAIPS notes, which
several companies can obtain for you for a fee. It's however less well
known that you can save the fee, usually ranging from US$30-100, by
ordering the notes yourself.
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