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How far does your money go in Toronto?
September 2, 2009 – 8:27 am | No Comment
How far does your money go in Toronto?

If you’ll be liv­ing and work­ing in Toronto, how far will your money go?

Or in more prac­ti­cal terms, how long do you have to work to earn a Big Mac?

Toronto’s pur­chas­ing power is

How Vancouver’s new Canada Line might affect where you live
August 19, 2009 – 8:30 am | No Comment
How Vancouver’s new Canada Line might affect where you live

If you’re look­ing for a place to live in Vancouver, hop on the new Canada Line.

This long-​​​​awaited rapid tran­sit ser­vice that opened for busi­ness this week, link­ing down­town with the air­port and the …

Buying a home on Prince Edward Island
August 17, 2009 – 8:01 am | No Comment
Buying a home on Prince Edward Island

Looking for a five-​​​​bedroom, six-​​​​bathroom man­sion on Prince Edward Island?

The New York Times recently fea­tured this house for sale, set on 29 acres along the Kildare River, in an arti­cle that also included …

Top 10 Places to Work in Canada
July 31, 2009 – 8:05 am | No Comment
Top 10 Places to Work in Canada

We recently wrote about the Top 10 Places to Retire in Canada. But what if you’re com­ing to Canada to work?

According to MoneySense magazine’s 2009 Best Places to Live sur­vey, the Top 5 best

Top 10 Places to Retire in Canada
July 22, 2009 – 8:20 am | 4 Comments
Top 10 Places to Retire in Canada

When you’re think­ing about retire­ment des­ti­na­tions, do you think about Canada?

Canada may not come to mind as read­ily as, say, Mexico or the French Riviera, but plenty of peo­ple do retire to Canada from