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How to Get Your Foreign Education Credentials Recognized in Canada
You are what they call an ITP, or an internationally trained professional. Or an ITW, an internationally trained worker. You may be a nurse or engineer or pharmacist. Or a member of any number of professions, and you are now a proud Canadian citizen or permanent resident. Unfortunately, your professional degree, license, or certifications are…
Where to Live in Canada: Hamilton
Four Immigrant Groups Making Headway in Hamilton When most people think of Ontario, the first city that tends to come to mind is Toronto—and with good reason. It’s a world city, Canada’s largest, it has everything from the CN Tower to the Toronto theatre and shopping districts. Even so, however, the bright lights of Canada’s…
Where to Live in Canada: Mississauga
A Whole Messa Mississauga – Chinese, Filipinos, Indians, Pakistanis and Polish all Call Mississauga Home One of the cities that’s often overlooked by those looking to immigrate to Canada is Mississauga—and it’s understandable why. After all, even though Mississauga is a Top 10 city in Canada in terms of population and development, it’s still located…
Your Immigration Lawyer Screwed Up. What’s Next?
When you’ve hired an immigration consultant or lawyer and your application is rejected because of errors and screw ups by your consultant, it’s an incredibly frustrating moment for you. You’ve paid out a part of your savings in fees and not only was your application rejected – always a risk even for an application that…
Customs Duties on Shipping Items to Canada
While tax treaties around the world, like NAFTA, are aimed at eliminating tariffs and duties on goods shipped across international boundaries, the world still has a way to go. There is often a tax or duty that you must pay before Canada Post, or your shipping company, will release the package sent to you from…
10 Weird Facts About Canada
What seems strange in one place on the Earth, may be completely natural to another. Yet, there always is an objective way of looking at things and judging them for what they really are. Canada is a huge place where one can safely say that many weird things are going on. Here are ten of…
The Top 10 Western Countries its Easiest to Immigrate to
by Peter Lawther / Flickr / CC BY 4.0 We’re lucky enough to live in an age where immigration is rather commonplace. There are a variety of reasons today to leave your home and start anew, and then, of course, there’s that old American adage— “Go West, young man.” Many nations in the West have…
More Dying Towns Smart Immigrants Should Avoid. Or should they?
Last year we wrote an article highlighting a bunch of declining Canadian towns that we felt immigrants should avoid. Last year’s article took into account the ten municipalities or towns with the worst population decline between the 2006 census and the 2011 census, as well as unemployment rates, location and salary growth (or lack thereof)….
The Top 8 Worst Ways to Immigrate to Canada
There are numerous ways to come to Canada as both a temporary and permanent resident, and so there are numerous ways to achieve that great goal, Canadian Citizenship. But not all ways are made equal, and one thing we have learned in our experience is that the most popular ways people think of immigrating to…
Your Top 10 Worst Cities to Immigrate to in Canada
We conducted an internet poll, that most scientific of data collection methods. The poll included the 8 cities in our original list and 12 major cities throughout Canada. Through slightly more than 24 hours, here’s how our users ranked the top 10:
