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Canada Real Estate: The Cost of Buying a Home
November 19, 2012 – 5:43 am | One Comment
Canada Real Estate: The Cost of Buying a Home

How much does it cost to buy a home in Canada? And where are the cheapest cities for housing?

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) recently released their fourth quarter 2012 report on real …

What the new Harmonized Sales Tax means to you
June 1, 2010 – 1:29 pm | Comments Off on What the new Harmonized Sales Tax means to you
What the new Harmonized Sales Tax means to you

If you’re living in, or moving to, British Columbia or Ontario, you need to know about the new Harmonized Sales Tax, or HST.

This new tax is scheduled to take effect in B.C. and …

At 2010 Olympics, learn about life in Canada
February 12, 2010 – 6:30 am | Comments Off on At 2010 Olympics, learn about life in Canada
At 2010 Olympics, learn about life in Canada

If you’ll be visiting Vancouver during the 2010 Winter Games, you can use this opportunity to learn more about living and working in many different parts of Canada.

How?

Visit the “houses” that many

Top 3 things to know about Canadian health care
February 5, 2010 – 7:20 am | One Comment
Top 3 things to know about Canadian health care

A major benefit of living in Canada is access to the country’s generally well-regarded health care system.

Yet one of the challenges for newcomers relocating to Canada is finding your way through the health care …

Top 14 destinations for expat foodies
January 25, 2010 – 7:05 am | Comments Off on Top 14 destinations for expat foodies
Top 14 destinations for expat foodies

Quick: when you think of the top “foodie” countries for expats, do you think of Canada?

Apparently, Britain’s Telegraph does.

Based on findings from the HSBC Expat Explorer Survey, the Telegraph created an  “Expat …