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Canada immigration news roundup
June 17, 2011 – 1:31 pm | Comments Off on Canada immigration news roundup
Canada immigration news roundup

Here’s a roundup of recent news about Canada immigration, relocation, and other topics of interest to new Canadians:

More than one-third of affluent Canadians were born outside the country: In “Bootstrapping the Good …

10 Ways to Immigrate to Canada
May 31, 2011 – 6:05 am | 4 Comments
10 Ways to Immigrate to Canada

There’s more than one way to immigrate to Canada.

Are you coming to Canada to work, invest, or start a business? Do you want to go to school or learn a language? …

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 …

Should Canada create a Startup Visa for immigrant entrepreneurs?
January 27, 2011 – 6:28 am | One Comment
Should Canada create a Startup Visa for immigrant entrepreneurs?

A group of Vancouver entrepreneurs is leading a campaign encouraging the Canadian government to create a new “startup visa” for immigrant entrepreneurs.

Launched by Danny Robinson (CEO, British Columbia Innovation Council), Maura Rodgers (Executive …

Want to live in Vancouver? Here’s how
December 8, 2010 – 8:55 pm | 2 Comments
Want to live in Vancouver? Here’s how

We recently posted about Vancouver’s escalating housing prices and the number of people moving to Vancouver for the “lifestyle” rather than for work.

But if it’s a job — rather than a search for investment …