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Six ways to avoid immigration scams
May 4, 2011 – 3:14 pm | 2 Comments
Six ways to avoid immigration scams

Looking for help with your immigration paperwork? Watch out for people falsely claiming to be “Immigration Consultants.”

The government of Canada has recently begun cracking down on scammers targeting potential immigrants.

According to Citizenship and …

Shopping in Canada, or Why US expats miss Target
January 24, 2011 – 10:34 am | 4 Comments
Shopping in Canada, or Why US expats miss Target

Did you hear that cheering sound? That was the American expat community in Canada greeting the news that U.S. retailer Target is entering the Canadian market.

Target is purchasing most of HBC’s Zellers chain, and …

Canadian real estate: The cost of buying a home now
November 5, 2010 – 7:04 am | 4 Comments
Canadian real estate: The cost of buying a home now

How much does it cost to buy a home in Canada?

It depends on where you want to live.

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) regularly publishes statistics about real estate prices in major …

Buying a house? Canada’s 6 cheapest cities
May 20, 2010 – 2:40 pm | One Comment
Buying a house? Canada’s 6 cheapest cities

Forbes recently ranked The Cheapest Canadian Cities To Buy A House, and the winner?

It’s certainly not Vancouver, which posted the largest price increase of Canada’s major markets in the first quarter of 2010.

And …

What the world is saying about Canada
February 24, 2010 – 7:15 am | Comments Off on What the world is saying about Canada
What the world is saying about Canada

With the world’s attention focused on the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, commentators everywhere are talking about Canada — Canadian life and culture, how Canada compares to the U.S., and more.

Here’s a sampling:

Forbes.com