Being A Smart Canadian
It is official, once again. Professionals who migrate to Canada have a tough time getting jobs appropriate to their qualifications and experience Ontario Fairness Commissioner’s Report On Foreign Trained Professionals This is the conclusion of a new report issued by Ontario’s Fairness Commissioner. The Commissioner’s office is an independent agency, and studied extensively the challenges [...]
The new Harmonised Sales Tax, also known as the HST, will be coming to effect in Ontario July 1st 2010. This means for certain products and services we will be paying 8% more from that day. The biggest question is how it will affect families and businesses. According to Government of Ontario 83% of the [...]
One issue many immigrants face when moving to Canada is whether or not their current drivers licence will be accepted in Canada. Generally, issuing drivers licence is a provincial/territorial issue in Canada, and the system varies from province to province. Drivers Licensing in Alberta If you visit Alberta as a visitor, you can use your [...]
The Canadian government will be requiring that all applicants applying to immigrate to Canada under the skilled immigrant category should prove their fluency in either English or French, Canada’s two official languages, through a test. Canada’s federal Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration today announced that as of April 10, 2010, applicants whose first language is [...]
My quest for a new printer began a few months ago. I currently have a Brother HL1240 b/w laser printer, which I bought more than eight years ago. It cost me a fortune, but it has been a solid workhorse. There was no particular reason to buy a new one; I was contemplating a colour [...]
There is a little over three more weeks to take advantage of an exemption to the newly introduced Special Employment Insurance (EI) Benefits programs for self-employed people in Canada. The programme offers certain types of EI benefits – maternity, parental, sickness and compassionate care – to self employed people. It does not include payments that [...]
The Canadian federal government has launched a new website to help newcomers get all the information they need to successfully settle down in the country. The new tool, at servicefornewcomers.cic.gc.ca, is a sort of a one-stop gateway for new immigrants and even new citizens in Canada. It is divided into community and government services, and [...]
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