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How to Get Your Foreign Education Credentials Recognized in Canada
You are what they call an ITP, or an internationally trained professional. Or an ITW, an internationally trained worker. You may be a nurse or engineer or pharmacist. Or a member of any number of professions, and you are now a proud Canadian citizen or permanent resident. Unfortunately, your professional degree, license, or certifications are…
Where Do the Irish Live in Canada?
The Irish have been a part of the Canadian story for as long as it’s been playing out. Both Canada and modern day Ireland were of course once part of the mighty British Empire, which not only led to much of Canada—and especially regions such as Ontario—becoming imbued with a distinctly British flavor, but likewise…
Your Immigration Lawyer Screwed Up. What’s Next?
When you’ve hired an immigration consultant or lawyer and your application is rejected because of errors and screw ups by your consultant, it’s an incredibly frustrating moment for you. You’ve paid out a part of your savings in fees and not only was your application rejected – always a risk even for an application that…
10 Worst Tourist Deaths in Mexico
Snow is starting to fall in various locations across Canada, and you need to get away to somewhere warm with mild ocean water. Mexico is a familiar destination and millions of tourists head there every year, so why not join them? Imagine watching the sun set over the Pacific from your hotel balcony. Or the…
Customs Duties on Shipping Items to Canada
While tax treaties around the world, like NAFTA, are aimed at eliminating tariffs and duties on goods shipped across international boundaries, the world still has a way to go. There is often a tax or duty that you must pay before Canada Post, or your shipping company, will release the package sent to you from…
More Dying Towns Smart Immigrants Should Avoid. Or should they?
Last year we wrote an article highlighting a bunch of declining Canadian towns that we felt immigrants should avoid. Last year’s article took into account the ten municipalities or towns with the worst population decline between the 2006 census and the 2011 census, as well as unemployment rates, location and salary growth (or lack thereof)….
Top 9 Universities for International Students in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is the biggest and most cosmopolitan Canadian province east of Quebec. It has a beautiful and vibrant city for a capital, scores of picturesque little towns along its coasts, and a variety of regions and microclimates to suit many different sensibilities. If you’re an international student considering enrolling at a Canadian university, Nova…
The Top 7 Worst Roads in Canada
Canada is a vast nation connected by a heroic network of asphalt. The wide distances between towns and cities mean that we’re heavily dependent on our motor vehicles. That means there’s a wide array of opinions about the worst roads and highways across the country. Most of these strips of blacktop bisect beautiful landscapes, but…
