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Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 7th 2013, 1:47 am
Replies: 57
Views: 3,453
Posted By Bonestable

Re: Visiting the USA from Canada Options

I have driven across many times, and the Canadian official has always accepted my I94. I usually have to ask them to take it out, though.

I assume they hand them over to the US people.

One...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 7th 2013, 1:04 am
Replies: 57
Views: 3,453
Posted By Bonestable

Re: Visiting the USA from Canada Options

On the way back you give your I94 to the Canadian immigration person.

Check how long they permit you to stay for - they write this on the I94. Even if I am just going for a day they normally give...
Forum: Canada
Dec 29th 2012, 4:15 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 3,605
Posted By Bonestable

Re: Anyone with thyroid problems in Canada?

When I first got here (BC) I went to a walk in clinic and showed them my prescription bottle and told them when I last had a blood test. They wrote me a repeat prescription and gave a prescription...
Forum: Canada
Sep 1st 2012, 10:38 pm
Replies: 55
Views: 6,379
Posted By Bonestable

Re: Weight gain and Canada

The last few times I have gone back to the UK to visit I have lost a few pounds, even though I felt like I was eating as much or more than usual. Perhaps the stress of rushing around trying to see...
Forum: Canada
Sep 1st 2012, 2:30 pm
Replies: 55
Views: 6,379
Posted By Bonestable

Re: Weight gain and Canada

I lost about 10 pounds within the first couple of months of living in Canada.

But I was previously living in the USA.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 31st 2012, 11:08 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 830
Posted By Bonestable

Re: Cruise Advice Please

We did this, but it was 11 years ago, so things may have changed....

Key West - no need to book anything. It is easy to walk around from the Cruise Ship Terminal and all round the town. Lots of...
Forum: Canada
Aug 21st 2012, 5:42 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,120
Posted By Bonestable

Re: Vancouver Education

Our school district (on the North Shore) now has full day kindergarten - it was half day until two years ago. Some districts still have half day kindergarten.

Children start kindergarten in the...
Forum: Canada
Jul 25th 2012, 12:52 am
Replies: 7
Views: 949
Posted By Bonestable

Re: school registrations-vancouver

In North Vancouver you have to go to the school board to register. The board office is closed for part of July and most of August, and if you arrive while it is closed you have to wait until it...
Forum: Canada
Jul 24th 2012, 3:25 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,683
Posted By Bonestable

Re: Seeing a consultant (doctor) privately in Canada

My daughter had a 16 month wait for an appointment. I ended up taking her to the USA which worked well - I got an appointment within a week of calling. Depending on what it is for this option can...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 14th 2012, 9:12 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 5,192
Posted By Bonestable

Re: Redirecting post from USA to UK

When I moved from the USA to Canada I was told there was no way mail could be forwarded internationally. What I ended up having to do was a change of address to send all my mail to a friend, who...
Forum: Canada
Apr 11th 2012, 5:40 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 2,976
Posted By Bonestable

Re: Thinking of a big move to oakville Ontario

I have an underactive thyroid too and it was no problem for the medical. I take daily thyroxine and have annual blood tests - not expensive enough to be considered a drain on the system.
Forum: Canada
Apr 10th 2012, 5:34 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 2,508
Posted By Bonestable

Re: Ontario Driving Eyesight Test

I am in BC not Ontario, but my right eye is way worse than my left. When testing my right eye I read out all letters, when in fact they were all numbers. I did fine with my left eye though, and...
Forum: Canada
Feb 27th 2012, 12:47 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,136
Posted By Bonestable

Re: 3 Month Health Insurance

We used Canadasure. They have a plan specifically for new immigrants while they wait for the provincial insurance to kick in. We didn't have to make a claim, so can't really comment on how good...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Feb 5th 2012, 1:25 am
Replies: 38
Views: 3,133
Posted By Bonestable

Re: trying to get my mum to use airmiles is hurting my brain

My parents refuse to sign up with one. They say they don't want to feel committed to any one airline. I try not to think of the free flights they have missed out on over the years!
Forum: Canada
Jan 10th 2012, 5:54 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 842
Posted By Bonestable

Re: Help - it's happening this year...

In our school disctict children start kindergarten, which is now full day, in the calendar year that they turn 5. So children starting school in September 2012 will be those born in 2007. We are in...
Forum: Canada
Oct 11th 2011, 3:00 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,517
Posted By Bonestable

Re: To land now or later?

If you have no goods to follow then just say that when they ask.

The point of the goods to follow list is that anything you import once you are resident in Canada is subject to tax (duty). There...
Forum: Canada
Oct 10th 2011, 6:30 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,517
Posted By Bonestable

Re: To land now or later?

When we landed we stayed a week, then returned 6 months later to live.

On landing, they just wanted to know that we would be taking everything we had with us out of the country again - I guess...
Forum: Canada
Oct 10th 2011, 4:06 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,517
Posted By Bonestable

Re: To land now or later?

You are not liable for Canadian tax on gains / income until you become a tax resident in Canada. This is not when you land, but when you start living in Canada. So this will be when you return to...
Forum: Canada
Sep 12th 2011, 12:52 am
Replies: 45
Views: 3,866
Posted By Bonestable

Re: Building credit rating before immigrating?

The way I built up credit was with a secured credit card - ie I put an amount in a savings account and the bank gives me a credit card with the credit limit of the amount invested.

After a...
Forum: Canada
Sep 11th 2011, 9:27 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 3,866
Posted By Bonestable

Re: Building credit rating before immigrating?

Just one thought - do you have a SIN number? In Canada your credit rating is tied to your SIN number, not to your address as it is in the UK.

If you don't have a SIN number yet I am not sure if...
Forum: Canada
Sep 11th 2011, 9:22 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 3,866
Posted By Bonestable

Re: Building credit rating before immigrating?

Sounds a great idea to me. It will work best if you use the card reglarly, and of course pay it off every month.

I found when I moved to Canada (and previously when I moved to the USA) that...
Forum: Canada
Sep 9th 2011, 4:50 am
Replies: 16
Views: 2,801
Posted By Bonestable

Re: Struggling to get mortgage with 5% down without 3 months working

Not quite the same circumstances, but my husband got a letter from his employer saying although he was recently hired he was not on a probationary period. I'm not sure the exact wording, but it...
Forum: Canada
Sep 5th 2011, 2:01 pm
Replies: 36
Views: 3,198
Posted By Bonestable

Re: Moving without a job

We came over as a family of four last summer, with no job.

My husband had been trying to get work from outside Canada, and even made two trips over to try in person, but eventually we decided we...
Forum: Canada
Aug 18th 2011, 10:14 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,328
Posted By Bonestable

Re: Can you set up a PO Box for Canada from the UK?

This is the link for information on PO boxes:

http://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/personal/productsservices/receive/postalbox.jsf

I was not able to do it before coming over. As soon as I was here...
Forum: Canada
Jun 17th 2011, 6:23 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,911
Posted By Bonestable

Re: Teaching jobs in Canada?

I have no idea, but in BC it seems like a lot of kids go to French immersion schools, whereas there don't seem to be many adults who speak good French. I would think there would be some demand for...
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