Relocating to Canada?
February 1, 2009 – 3:35 pm | Comments Off on Relocating to Canada?
Thinking about moving to Canada?
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What you need to know to live in, work in, or immigrate to Canada. Citizenship information, too.

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Oh…Canada (the hiphop version)
May 27, 2009 – 8:48 am | Comments Off on Oh…Canada (the hiphop version)
Oh…Canada (the hiphop version)

Canada’s national anthem, O Canada, isn’t that old. In fact, it’s been the country’s official anthem only since 1980.

But if “Our home and native land” is sounding a bit stodgy to you, check …

2009 remains a (home)buyer’s market
May 26, 2009 – 7:35 am | One Comment
2009 remains a (home)buyer’s market

Fewer home sales, lower prices, and declining housing starts are in the forecast for the remainder of 2009, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) second quarter Housing Market Outlook report.

So if

Why are more Americans studying in Canada? The answer is spelled M-O-N-E-Y.
May 25, 2009 – 12:39 pm | Comments Off on Why are more Americans studying in Canada? The answer is spelled M-O-N-E-Y.
Why are more Americans studying in Canada? The answer is spelled M-O-N-E-Y.

American brains, Canada’s gain,” trumpeted the headline of a recent Globe and Mail story.

This article reported that “at a time when many U.S families are finding they have fewer dollars than they …

Not a vast, frozen-bagel wasteland
May 24, 2009 – 5:00 pm | Comments Off on Not a vast, frozen-bagel wasteland
Not a vast, frozen-bagel wasteland

Quick: Think of “bagels,” then tell me what you think of next. Cream cheese? Lox? New York?

OK, so you probably didn’t say “Canada,” did you?

But if you think that Canada is one vast,

More ways to master Toronto
May 22, 2009 – 8:55 am | Comments Off on More ways to master Toronto
More ways to master Toronto

Getting acquainted with Toronto and want to see more than the typical tourist sights?

The New York Times’ recent “36 Hours in Toronto” article highlights some of Toronto’s more eclectic neighborhoods, from West Queen …