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		<title>2011 Canadian Tax 2 &#8211; Claiming Medical Expenses</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Until now, when you filed your Canadian Tax return, you were able to claim tax credits for medical expenses for yourself, your spouse or common-law partner, children under 18 and ‘certain other dependants’, such as children older than 18 years of age, grandchildren, grandparents, siblings, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew who were resident of Canada [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canada to Focus on Skilled Trades People for Immigration</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canada is reportedly planning another major overhaul of its immigration system to bring in more skilled trades people such as electricians and perhaps fewer people with top notch university degrees. While Prime Minister Stephen Harper told the World Economic Forum in Davos about plans to change the immigration system to bring in people needed by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Jobs in Eastern, Western Canada</title>
		<link>http://smartcanadian.ca/2012/01/25/new-jobs-in-eastern-western-canada/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eastern Canada and the western province of Alberta are looking for thousands of professionals in a number of fields, from IT to health care and engineering. And with demand running high, recruiters from these regions are flocking to major Canadian centres such as Toronto, which have the supply. According to Albert Girard from the Enterprise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian Website to Facilitate Immigrant Integration</title>
		<link>http://smartcanadian.ca/2012/01/18/canadian-website-to-facilitate-immigrant-integration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Canadian government has launched a new program to make it easier for foreign-trained professionals get their credentials accredited. The new website, the International Qualification Network (IQN), is not for those seeking employment, or foreign credentials recognition, which are dealt by separate organisations and websites. Rather, the IQN will help all stakeholders – such as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Immigration Rules Can be a Boost to European Migrants</title>
		<link>http://smartcanadian.ca/2012/01/16/immigration-rules-can-be-a-boost-to-european-migrants/</link>
		<comments>http://smartcanadian.ca/2012/01/16/immigration-rules-can-be-a-boost-to-european-migrants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canada’s new immigration regulations, particularly a refocus on skilled trades-people, might be offering more opportunities for Eastern Europeans to migrate to the country. For years, Canada had emphasized on highly skilled professionals such as doctors, engineers, IT experts, accountants, managers etc. True, in a globalized economy, people with multi-lingual skills and with experience as managers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Canadian Tax &#8212; Children&#8217;s Art Tax Credit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:50:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2011 Tax filing time is approaching and SmartCanadian will bring you some tips on what has changed compared to the previous years. One of the new additions from 2011 is the ‘Children’s Art Tax Credit’ (CATC). You can claim a maximum of 500 dollars paid as refundable tax credit per child off the fees [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canada Still Looking for These Immigrant Professionals</title>
		<link>http://smartcanadian.ca/2012/01/05/canada-still-looking-for-these-immigrant-professionals/</link>
		<comments>http://smartcanadian.ca/2012/01/05/canada-still-looking-for-these-immigrant-professionals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you a medical radiation technologist? Or a dental hygienist? Or are you a chef, or a crane operator? Well, if you are, Canada is still looking for you. Canada will be accepting 10,000 people (and their families) under its Federal Skilled Worker Program this year and there is a cap of 500 for each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Opportunities in western Canada</title>
		<link>http://smartcanadian.ca/2012/01/03/new-opportunities-in-western-canada/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever more immigrants to Canada are choosing non-traditional provinces such as Alberta and Manitoba in the west, or Nova Scotia in the east of the country, to settle. The newcomers are choosing regions with better prospects for them and their families. Recently, Canada’s premier English daily, the Globe and Mail, ran an article on how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Goodies Non-Taxable</title>
		<link>http://smartcanadian.ca/2011/12/25/free-goodies-non-taxable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 23:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all love when we win free goodies at the stores. But do you know that in Ontario, they also come tax-free? With the new Harmonized Sales Tax (HST), replacing the federal General Services Tax (GST) and the Provincial Services Tax (PST) which were levied separately, there is some confusion about what are taxed. Yes, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More On Aeroplan Miles</title>
		<link>http://smartcanadian.ca/2011/12/07/more-on-aeroplan-miles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aeroplan is running a special conversion promotion program until December 12th. The program allows your points from other, partner programs to be converted into Aeroplan Airmiles. The Partner Programs include Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG), Marriott Rewards, Hilton Honors, Points.com and Hertz. Aeroplan is also offering bonus Aeroplan miles when you convert. For exazmple, if you [...]]]></description>
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