Hi We took a long look at Squamish. You are right that the scenery is great but Im less keen on the town itself. There was a great real estate place very close...
Sorry for delayed reply, have just had a week away with the boys for a break. I have to say that I could not manage to live with the inlaws so I think you...
Hi Kim When I landed in Vancouver four weeks ago the subject of funds never came up at Immigration. The only thing they were interested in was a list of the...
Hi Lesley So, if we sell our house here in the UK after we land does this mean that we will have to pay tax on it when we bring it later into Canada? This...
Hi Kim, We sold our house after we came to Canada and we were not taxed on the money from it. You are taxed on a house outside of Canada if it is bringing in...
Hi Julie Thanks for this information. We are considering renting our UK home whilst we move to Canada prior to then selling it some time next year. It is...
Kim, Give Canada Customs a call. They are very good with enquiries and never ask you personal information. Julie ... From: "Kim Benson, Westfield Training" ...
Although the rates and the financial bands rates are different, in essence there is exactly no change in your tax position whether you are in the UK or in...
Hi, We bought a Daiwa DVD-6028. It plays both types of DVD, converts to either power source and switches easily between NTSC and PAL TV systems. It doesn't...
Hi All, sorry to ask the stupid question and labour the point, but in simple terms: We are looking to rent a house in canada for the first year that we are...
Can anyone reccomend a good tax advisor who specializes in advice for people emmigrating. We need to find out about various tax issues such as: home renting...
I can't see why not, as my REAL mailing address here in Canada is a PO Box number. I live in a new sub-division and all of us have a box number, our street...
Tahnks Carol. The problem I'm facing is that it's highly likely that I won't be at my present address 6months from now. Since I'm just about to send my...
Hi I've read a few posts recently on car insurance and having to provide no claims discount evidence from UK insurers, as far back as 8 years to receive full...
Is anyone with children in Toronto on a work permit? I have been looking on the school board websites and they suggest that education is only free for...
Can anyone advise me of what to do in order to declare non-residency in the UK? I did an inland spousal application from within Canada, but I have continued to...
... work permit, the education is free as he/she will be paying into the Canadian tax system. I was worried about fees too, but double checked with the school...
Hi, I don't know if this will help, as we were in BC (Vancouver) rather than Toronto but I think that the work permit rules are Government based rather than...
http://www.leadsdirect.f9.co.uk/power.htm In know this topic has come up a few times so anyone interested can go to the above web site for converters etc ...
Just trying to find out how many people have done the up front medical on the family class. I know Mark Dowling did and we have very similar timelines, and I ...
Steve I did my medicals in late February, applied in early May (and had to return the app as I had made a stupid mistake with the photos) and got a London AOR ...
and to add a Canadian based one: www.houseof220.com remember also to check the power rating as for example the first one on the UK page is only rated 42 watts ...
The last time we went to work there we got student visas issued for the kids at the immigration desk of the airport. As long as your papers are in order...
The page you want to go to for info with regard to tax stuff is here: http://www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/cnr/index.htm That's the inland revenue's centre for...
As far as the Inlnd Revenue are concerned if you make a capital gain on a chargeable asset and dispose of that asset then it is subject to capital gains tax. ...
Sorry, can't reccomend anyone, and i have been searching for a while now. I am pretty much in the same boat as you are and have therefore been asking as many...
... Drew makes an excellent point. Wattage counts! I found one at the Maplin website: http://www.maplin.co.uk Search for product code VR05F, or a text search...
Hi, I just had a look at that one. It seems to be a UK to USA power converter (ie 220 to 110v). I thought you'd need one going the other way around? Does it...
