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New Opportunities for Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Canada
November 8, 2012 – 6:49 am | No Comment
New Opportunities for Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Canada

There’s been lots of good news for Canadian entre­pre­neurs, par­tic­u­larly for immi­grants and poten­tial immi­grants who want to start busi­nesses in Canada or work in the country’s tech­nol­ogy sector.

But immi­gra­tion poli­cies are in …

Canada Plans to Launch Startup Visa for Immigrant Entrepreneurs in 2013
October 18, 2012 – 7:35 am | No Comment
Canada Plans to Launch Startup Visa for Immigrant Entrepreneurs in 2013

For some time, pro­pos­als have been cir­cu­lat­ing for a new “Startup Visa,” designed for new­com­ers who want to launch a busi­ness in Canada.

Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney recently announced that the government …

Cost of living in Canada: Canadian cities offer good value for expats
July 12, 2011 – 8:22 am | One Comment
Cost of living in Canada: Canadian cities offer good value for expats

Is it cheaper to live in Luanda, Angola or Toronto, Canada?

If you guessed Luanda, you’d be wrong.

According to the Mercer 2011 Cost of Living Survey, an annual rank­ing of more than 200 …

Nova Scotia to double number of immigrants by 2020
April 29, 2011 – 2:19 pm | No Comment
Nova Scotia to double number of immigrants by 2020

Thinking about mov­ing to Nova Scotia?

Nova Scotia announced a new immi­gra­tion strat­egy that aims to dou­ble the num­ber of immi­grants enter­ing the province each year by 2020.

The new strat­egy, which the provin­cial government …

Best Places to Live: Canada’s Top 10 Cities (2011)
April 28, 2011 – 2:40 pm | 11 Comments
Best Places to Live: Canada’s Top 10 Cities (2011)

Where are the best places to live in Canada?

Every year, MoneySense mag­a­zine weighs in on the best-​​​​places-​​​​to-​​​​live ques­tion, and this year was no exception.

The MoneySense 2011 Best Places to Live sur­vey rated 180 …