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How to become a true Canadian: Learn to skate…
January 20, 2010 – 7:15 am | Comments Off on How to become a true Canadian: Learn to skate…
How to become a true Canadian: Learn to skate…

Does Canada’s citizenship test require that you “ski a black run, gallop a horse, catch a fish, drive a tractor, skate in a hockey match and chop down a cedar?”

Uh, no.

But as Jo …

Living in Canada? Take your shoes off.
January 6, 2010 – 7:30 am | Comments Off on Living in Canada? Take your shoes off.
Living in Canada? Take your shoes off.

When we first moved to Canada, one of the things that surprised me was that very few people wear their shoes in the house. Go into someone’s home, and you leave your shoes by

Canada: The best place in the world to live
November 30, 2009 – 7:50 am | 3 Comments
Canada: The best place in the world to live

Is Canada the best place in the world for expats to live?

According to the 2009 HSBC Expat Experience Survey, it is.

Canada topped the list of best places to live, with expats there …

Canada: One of the world’s 10 most peaceful nations
November 2, 2009 – 9:00 am | Comments Off on Canada: One of the world’s 10 most peaceful nations
Canada: One of the world’s 10 most peaceful nations

Why move to Canada?

Among the many reasons — universal health care, job opportunities, and the natural environment, to cite just a few — is that the country is one of the world’s most peaceful …

From London to Toronto: More expat tales
October 21, 2009 – 7:10 am | Comments Off on From London to Toronto: More expat tales
From London to Toronto: More expat tales

Last week, we shared an essay about relocating from Scotland to Canada.

Now, in “Being There: Toronto,” which appeared in The Economist’s Intelligent Life magazine, Tim Roston, who moved from London (England) to …