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What the new Harmonized Sales Tax means to you
June 1, 2010 – 1:29 pm | No Comment
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 Ontario on…

Where is the world’s top eco-city?
May 27, 2010 – 11:16 am | No Comment
Where is the world’s top eco-city?

Looking for the most eco-friendly city in the world?

Hint #1: It’s in Canada.

Hint #2: It’s not where you might expect.

According to Mercer’s 2010 Quality of Living survey, which ranked cities worldwide on their…

Best places to live: Canada’s Top 10 cities
May 6, 2010 – 9:01 am | No Comment
Best places to live: Canada’s Top 10 cities

Most newcomers to Canada settle in the country’s largest urban areas: Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal.

Yet according to the MoneySense 2010 Best Places to Live survey — which rated 179 Canadian cities and towns on…

Get to know your city on a “Jane’s Walk” May 1–2
April 26, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Get to know your city on a “Jane’s Walk” May 1–2

Put on your walking shoes!

If you’re new to Canada (or even if you’ve lived here for a while), here’s a chance to get acquainted with your home city and get some fresh air at…

The best places to work in Canada
April 15, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment
The best places to work in Canada

We recently wrote about Canada’s top employers for new immigrants.

Now, there’s a new list of 75 Great Places to Work in Canada — whether you’re a newcomer or not.

The company earning top honors was…