I have been getting message after message of Canada Day wishes! I'm so happy to see the lurkers come out of the woodwork to express their love of Canada. It...
. . . there is also a theory that hockey is just a variation of hurling. They play it with a stick and also call it shinty (or shinny). Note the rules on...
I found a quiz at CBC online http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/07/01/canadaday-quiz050701.html Apparently the majority of Canadians did not do too...
... I got 16 out of 20. My errors were the first caisse populaire in Quebec (I named the current insitution), the intro of the loonie (I should know better, I...
Well it looks like writing the Honourable Secretary Michael Chertoffe actually made a difference. I got a letter from him saying he was sending my letter to...
Congratulations Barbie! What a sigh of relief for you! You can use the travel docs anytime, as many times as you want over the next year. Take heed of the...
Some relief yes. Hopefully everything will work out and we will make our trip in September now rather than the beginning of August. I'm just glad I don't have...
Hi, I have an Canadian Immigration interview for 'skilled worker category' scheduled at the Detroit embassy, with respect to this please let me know the...
Oh and make sure you take both copies of your AP with you. When you re-enter the US, they will keep one. Also, have your passport with you upon entry to the...
I don't have a passport, and was told I did not need one for re-entry that my photo ID and birth certificate was all I needed. But that would change like we...
I have another question. With my luck i'll buy my plain tickets in July and in August get an interview for September when I will be gone. What happens if...
It's not absolutely necessary, but it helps. I forgot yours expired. Depending on how long you will be home, you might get it before you have to return to...
You and I are alot alike, Barbie. I am worried about the exact same thing because my husband is now at the Border Patrol Academy until November and won't be...
I tell you it seems like its always something or other. Oh well at least we are not dealing with this aspect of it anymore. Now what is next? I guess we...
hi, can anyone tell me if one can keep his credit card (such as mbna or capitalone) when moving to the states? i was told different things by the same company...
Bank of Montreal Mastercard let me keep my card until I got an American one but President's Choice Financial wouldn't. Did you call them and ask them to...
CIBC Visa let me keep my credit card, I just called and changed the address to a US one. ... __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail for Mobile Take...
Some companies like MBNA will actually make an effort to transfer your credit record so you can obtain a U.S Credit card with your Canadian credit. Other...
Dear Canadians Living in the States, I am writing to let you know about a new initiative called Connect2Canada that was recently launched by the Canadian...
En Français Dear Friends of the Connect2Canada Network, On July 1, I wrote to you about a new initiative to create a network of people in the United States...
I have been using my Canadian credit cards for over 3 years now with no problem. I gave them my US address when I moved. I have a Canadian Visa card and also...
thanks a bunch for the information. what i wanted to avoid was having to apply all over again when i move back to canada, which will happen eventually. i just...
Hi there, I would like to know what are the options to send money to my Canadian account? I have CIBC, TD bank, checking accounts in Canada. Thanks, Calvin ...
I still have my TD Canada Trust bank card(green one)...i put money in there when i have extra...its nice cause you get more in canadian funds, its a bummer...
Calvin - I still maintain a CIBC account .. I have 2 one with Canadian Funds and one U.S Dollar account. Your options are you can wire money back to your...
Calvin, The most integrated banks we have found so far is the Royal Bank and their US company RBC Centura. You can actually transfer funds between the banks ...
... from ... there. ... then! ... hi I was able to obtain a credit card with RBC Centura. They gave me a limit of $3000.00 and have been very easy to deal...
If you are a TD Canada Thrust account holder, there is the option of setting up an account with TD Waterhouse Bank [tdwaterhousebank.com] (I apologize if...
There is also no-charge PayPal VISA debit card that allows access to PayPal funds from an ATM (although the ATM owner may hose you with a withdrawal fee.) I ...