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Forum: Canada
Aug 7th 2017, 2:29 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,812
Posted By joepublic

Re: Under sealant and rust proofing a new car

I tried Krown but wouldn’t bother with it again. I had it applied to my Ford F-150 as soon as I bought it and the chassis started getting surface rust as soon as the first winter set in. If anything...
Forum: Canada
Apr 23rd 2016, 9:19 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,423
Posted By joepublic

Re: Selling a UK property in Trust - tax advice needed

Yes, upon further investigation it seems a comparative price for this kind of work.
Forum: Canada
Apr 23rd 2016, 3:07 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,423
Posted By joepublic

Question Re: Selling a UK property in Trust - tax advice needed

So in reference to this issue, the sale has been agreed in principle so I'm doing my due diligence and trying to take professional advice. I've trawled the internet and found a guy called Michael...
Forum: Canada
Mar 23rd 2016, 4:22 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,423
Posted By joepublic

Re: Selling a UK property in Trust - tax advice needed

I think it may also be exempt under this criteria too as my Grandmother was living there:
Forum: Canada
Mar 23rd 2016, 1:57 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,423
Posted By joepublic

Re: Selling a UK property in Trust - tax advice needed

Yes, that's my understanding too.
Forum: Canada
Mar 23rd 2016, 1:29 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,423
Posted By joepublic

Re: Selling a UK property in Trust - tax advice needed

That makes sense to me, thanks for your help. The solicitor helping with the sale said UK CGT would apply, but they seemed to think I would pay it as per this...
Forum: Canada
Mar 23rd 2016, 12:22 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,423
Posted By joepublic

Re: Selling a UK property in Trust - tax advice needed

Thanks for the replies. In short(ish), my Grandmother is the owner, her name is on the deeds and she is the trustee. She put the property in trust in 2001 with my Dad as the beneficiary. He died in...
Forum: Canada
Mar 22nd 2016, 12:58 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,423
Posted By joepublic

Question Selling a UK property in Trust - tax advice needed

I've been the financial beneficiary of a UK property held in Trust since 2009, which my Grandmother was living in (rent free). I emigrated in 2011 and now she's moved into a care home I need to sell...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Dec 16th 2014, 10:30 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 1,855
Posted By joepublic

Re: UPDATE ... Citizenship test on 9th December!

We have our citizenship ceremony date through, it's 22nd Dec, very happy with that.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Dec 4th 2014, 12:39 am
Replies: 32
Views: 1,855
Posted By joepublic

Re: UPDATE ... Citizenship test on 9th December!

I remember I had one about Wayne Gretzky, which wasn't in the practice questions. We all passed; my wife got 17, my daughter 18, and I got 20.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Dec 3rd 2014, 4:04 am
Replies: 1,167
Views: 269,856
Posted By joepublic

CIC Citizenship timelines - Military Fast-Track

My application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) was received by CiC on August 14, 2014 and I received notice on November 17, 2014 to appear and write the citizenship test on November...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Dec 3rd 2014, 3:51 am
Replies: 32
Views: 1,855
Posted By joepublic

Re: UPDATE ... Citizenship test on 9th December!

We (me, my wife and daughter) did our test last Thursday (27th Nov). From our experience, reading the book and answering the questions here (http://citizenshipcounts.ca) was good enough. The actual...
Forum: Canada
Mar 14th 2013, 9:12 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 6,581
Posted By joepublic

Re: Expat tv.... Any thoughts?

I find unblock-us (http://www.unblock-us.com/) and a combination of Get iPlayer Automator (http://tom-tech.com/iplayer_automator/iPlayer_Automator/Get_iPlayer_Automator.html), Hulu Plus, iPlayer, ITV...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 8th 2012, 4:07 am
Replies: 53
Views: 5,653
Posted By joepublic

Thumbs up Re: For current and wannabe immigrants, my last bit of advice.

This one put a smile on my face, thank you, that is all.

(I'll refrain from following the trend of trying to goad you out of retirement using derogatory profanity) ;)
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 8th 2012, 3:43 am
Replies: 5,714
Views: 542,382
Posted By joepublic

Warrior's Day at Coe Hill

Sherman Tank on display - Warrior's Day at Coe Hill (taken with a Samsung Galaxy S II X cell phone):
...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
May 30th 2012, 11:28 pm
Replies: 64
Views: 6,411
Posted By joepublic

Thumbs up Re: Netflix

I can second the above. After about 8 months of being here we felt we'd tested the water enough and ditched Rogers TV and phone package completely. By dropping our Internet speed down to 18Mbps...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Apr 6th 2012, 7:39 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 3,001
Posted By joepublic

Question 'Canada Individual' Form

I'm in the process of filling in this form and I'm trying to decipher whether it's a 'Yes' or 'No' for the following question:

Part B Q.6 'Is Canadian tax on the income that is included in this...
Forum: Canada
Mar 1st 2012, 7:28 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 11,612
Posted By joepublic

Re: hidemyass.com/vpn

Finger.......pulse ;)
Forum: Canada
Mar 1st 2012, 2:06 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 11,612
Posted By joepublic

Thumbs up hidemyass.com/vpn

I can recommend hidemyass.com/vpn (http://www.vpnchoice.com/top-ten-vpn-providers.php), been using it a while now for iPlayer, 4oD, US Netflix etc with no problems. It's about $11/month for worldwide...
Forum: Canada
Sep 11th 2011, 2:29 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 29,619
Posted By joepublic

Re: Save on foods or Real canadian superstore?

I second that jericho, but in my limited experience Superstore varies from province to province. The one which we used in Alberta was pretty poor in terms of the quality of the vegetables, however,...
Forum: Canada
Sep 11th 2011, 2:18 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 4,636
Posted By joepublic

Re: How cheap can you get car insurance in Ontario?

Having had the insurance in place about 6-weeks they did come back to me and ask for my wife's driving record from the DVLA (originally they were happy with just mine). Apparently their underwriter...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 11th 2011, 2:07 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 5,531
Posted By joepublic

Re: Excessive Demand Plan

You've done the right thing with preempting the worst case scenario. Better to have a basic plan in draft than nothing at all. To be honest, in my experience the whole 'Excessive Demand' thing is a...
Forum: Canada
Aug 13th 2011, 3:15 am
Replies: 26
Views: 4,636
Posted By joepublic

Re: How cheap can you get car insurance in Ontario?

I'm near Barrie. I looked up the nearest Johnson.ca point of contact and rang them. I also did my home insurance through them too but it only saved about $50 combining them.
Forum: Canada
Aug 13th 2011, 1:47 am
Replies: 26
Views: 4,636
Posted By joepublic

Thumbs up Re: How cheap can you get car insurance in Ontario?

I arrived last month and brought with me 6-years' of non-standard no-claims letters and my driving record from the DVLA (as per the Wiki (http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Category:Car_Insurance-Canada)...
Forum: Canada
Aug 7th 2011, 1:42 am
Replies: 35
Views: 2,815
Posted By joepublic

Thumbs up Re: Could you apply now?

Yes, still eligible ;)
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