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Canada ranks fourth in quality of life worldwide
October 19, 2009 – 7:20 am | Comments Off on Canada ranks fourth in quality of life worldwide
Canada ranks fourth in quality of life worldwide

Canada ranks fourth in overall quality of life among 182 of the world’s countries, according to the United Nations Development Programme’s 2009 Human Development Report (HDR).

Only Norway, Australia, and Iceland ranked higher on the …

From Scotland to Canada
October 14, 2009 – 7:20 am | Comments Off on From Scotland to Canada
From Scotland to Canada

It took me a while to feel Canadian,” writes Gael Melville in a recent Globe & Mail essay, describing her experience as an expat who relocated to Toronto from her native Scotland.

She …

Canada’s largest Oktoberfest
October 9, 2009 – 7:35 am | Comments Off on Canada’s largest Oktoberfest
Canada’s largest Oktoberfest

If you live outside of Canada and you’ve heard of Kitchener-Waterloo, it might be because of Research in Motion.

No offense to Kitchener-Waterloo, but this Ontario region’s most famous product is much better known than …

Which Canadian city has attracted the most immigrants?
September 23, 2009 – 8:08 am | Comments Off on Which Canadian city has attracted the most immigrants?
Which Canadian city has attracted the most immigrants?

If you guessed Toronto, you wouldn’t be wrong.

The Toronto metropolitan area, with a regional population of more than 5 million, is home to roughly 2.3 million people who were born outside of Canada.

But …

More finance professionals moving to Toronto
September 21, 2009 – 7:33 am | One Comment
More finance professionals moving to Toronto

“The financial industry’s strength is attracting worldwide talent to Bay Street – and giving a big boost to the high-end real estate market.”

That’s according to a recent Globe & Mail article, “Banking on TO,” …