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Forum: Canada
Aug 13th 2015, 12:37 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,603
Posted By gemmab1979

Re: International money transfer on a reg. basis - Paypal

Yes. It's totally free the British side, I pay about 50 cents to transfer $250 from my husbands PayPal to mine. I guess it would be similar the others way round? Exchange rate decent, a bit less...
Forum: Canada
Aug 12th 2015, 9:16 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,603
Posted By gemmab1979

Re: International money transfer on a reg. basis - Paypal

I spent 2 years paying the bank $25 to transfer money home each month before the penny dropped that as my PayPal is linked to my UK account and my husbands is linked to canada, I can transfer money...
Forum: Canada
Jul 21st 2015, 9:52 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,404
Posted By gemmab1979

Re: Universal Child Care Benefit increase

I spoke to our accountant who said it will be a reduction of $490 per child under 6 on your tax return. So either a lot less return or will end up owing. I think it's quite sneaky personally,...
Forum: Canada
Jul 8th 2015, 4:35 am
Replies: 37
Views: 3,147
Posted By gemmab1979

Re: Looking for advice regarding a potential family move to Canada

Schooling system is different here in Alberta in that they start later and finish later. The qualifying year runs from sep 1st to march 1st (will be brought forward even more in 2018 to dec 31st) so...
Forum: Canada
Apr 7th 2015, 4:31 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,241
Posted By gemmab1979

Re: Relocating to Calgary

If it's green space your after you really want to live near nose hill park! We are in charleswood and are lucky enough to have our back door practically open onto it via the little bridge, I go up...
Forum: Canada
Feb 27th 2015, 9:19 pm
Replies: 50
Views: 8,376
Posted By gemmab1979

Re: How did you get a job in Canada..?

Lol erm no, fitting the steel structures of the new big builds, condo towers, office blocks and the like, if it paid that much to press clothes think I'd probably lift an iron up myself ;)
Forum: Canada
Feb 27th 2015, 6:00 pm
Replies: 50
Views: 8,376
Posted By gemmab1979

Re: How did you get a job in Canada..?

Tell me about it ! If he hadn't of bought the newspaper that day we would still be back in wales both working every hour God sends just to make ends meet, now we are in a big detached house and I'm a...
Forum: Canada
Feb 27th 2015, 5:51 pm
Replies: 50
Views: 8,376
Posted By gemmab1979

Re: How did you get a job in Canada..?

My husbands brother saw an ad in the mirror newspaper, replied to it and my husband, 2 brothers and dad were here literally a week later on twp'so. The wives and children begrudgingly followed, I...
Forum: Canada
Jan 29th 2015, 2:17 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 694
Posted By gemmab1979

Uk ta return

Hi

My husband and I have been here since August 2012 and have stayed here to work since. I did his tax return online for 2012 and obvious since then we have been doing the canada tax returns.
...
Forum: Canada
Sep 24th 2014, 2:23 am
Replies: 3
Views: 693
Posted By gemmab1979

Re: Advice please about an issue with a jewellers !!

Thanks for the sound advice aviator I appreciate you taking the time to tell me all that I'll be putting it to work tomorrow when they call me back, thanks :)
Forum: Canada
Sep 23rd 2014, 11:28 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 693
Posted By gemmab1979

Advice please about an issue with a jewellers !!

Hi everyone, some advice pls! I took my engagement ring to a jewellers in market mall calgary last week to get one of the little diamonds around the big one replace. They sent it off to wherever they...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jun 8th 2014, 12:47 am
Replies: 8
Views: 918
Posted By gemmab1979

Re: new baby

*uk
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jun 8th 2014, 12:47 am
Replies: 8
Views: 918
Posted By gemmab1979

Re: new baby

Ahh I see so kind of like the I'm counter signer, that's perfect thanks
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jun 7th 2014, 11:28 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 918
Posted By gemmab1979

Re: new baby

Hi there, sorry to hijack post, I'm due in 2 weeks in Calgary, what would I need a guarantor for to get the baby a Canadian passport Just out if interest ? Cheers
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jun 6th 2014, 3:17 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 662
Posted By gemmab1979

Re: Medicals in Alberta

Thank you!! I wonder if the new baby will need it done as it's being born in calgary I thought perhaps we might not have to add it to the pr but now I wonder ?
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jun 6th 2014, 3:14 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 662
Posted By gemmab1979

Re: Medicals in Alberta

Can anyone tell me the age limit for children to have medicals? Mine are 5, 2 and 1 due in a couple of weeks, will they all need medicals done? Cheers
Forum: Canada
Apr 26th 2014, 5:44 am
Replies: 38
Views: 2,383
Posted By gemmab1979

Re: Making the move ~ questons re crime and children (not in the same sentence)

I thought I'd moved to a pretty safe here in Calgary, until a guy a few roads down from us stabbed 5 people last week, then there was another stabbing in glen more this week ,
Nothing like that in...
Forum: Canada
Apr 3rd 2014, 11:27 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,039
Posted By gemmab1979

Re: Question about fit to fly certificates and Air Canada

I think taking them back to the uk is a million times harder as they are very strict, we've applied for pr here so hoping we never have to fly back with the dog!!
Forum: Canada
Apr 3rd 2014, 11:26 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,039
Posted By gemmab1979

Re: Question about fit to fly certificates and Air Canada

Hi, yes it was within 5 days flying from Manchester with airtransat for us l. They scrutinized dogs papers uk end and my god the rigmarole when we got to calgary was horrendous, but probably nothing...
Forum: Canada
Mar 31st 2014, 9:30 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,831
Posted By gemmab1979

Re: Canada Child Tax Benefit

Hi there

I don't know the answer but could I trouble you to ask for the web address of the calculator? I know in uk if there has been a drop in earnings since previous year then they take an...
Forum: Canada
Mar 30th 2014, 3:14 pm
Replies: 64
Views: 6,606
Posted By gemmab1979

Re: Trying to Find a Job/Employment from UK don't bother

This doesn't apply to all professions however. Aug 2012 after a fairy hit and miss year in the uk and getting worse in my husbands construction line of work, his brother had a phone all off a friend...
Forum: Canada
Mar 25th 2014, 1:18 am
Replies: 4
Views: 524
Posted By gemmab1979

Re: Receiving a shipment query

It's. 9 boxes that's all. ?
Forum: Canada
Mar 25th 2014, 1:01 am
Replies: 4
Views: 524
Posted By gemmab1979

Receiving a shipment query

Hi everyone

Just a question, when your here on a twp can you receive and sign for more than one shipment of goods being sent from the uk?

In a nutshell we have had been here nearly a year and...
Forum: Canada
Mar 23rd 2014, 3:28 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 553
Posted By gemmab1979

Legal advice

Hi guys

If you needed to take legal advice about an issue in the uk but I now live in Calgary, would you say it's best to speak to a solicitor here or contact not over the phone in the uk? Or does...
Forum: Canada
Mar 16th 2014, 6:44 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 2,814
Posted By gemmab1979

Re: Birth

Sorry I should have stated, as a visitor yes I was entitled to this, but only because my husband is here on a twp.
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