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Forum: Canada
Dec 9th 2011, 9:30 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,235
Posted By steff123

Re: Feds to revoke thousands of citizenships

The problem is that this subject is coming up again and again. When did Kenney anounce that ? In the summer? and why hasn't happend anything then?

How often is he going to anounce this in the...
Forum: Canada
Oct 31st 2011, 1:36 am
Replies: 28
Views: 46,841
Posted By steff123

Re: Importing a vehicle from mainland europe to Canada?

Thank you for sharing the whole experience. In my case it's about a 1995 Volkswagen.

So, the car is simply driven into the container? and handbreak pulled? - like on a car ferry. RORO, would...
Forum: Canada
Oct 30th 2011, 10:23 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 2,841
Posted By steff123

Re: Need Car Insurance in the GTA???

Thank you for the answer. Well, now I know what I should be asking for from my current car insurance company in Europe. Since I neither had an accident, nor did I ever claim anything, they'll put...
Forum: Canada
Oct 30th 2011, 8:18 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,472
Posted By steff123

Re: Day trip to Seattle without PR Card?

I don't have any Vancouver-specific information, but I was told, to put as much as possible on the "Goods to follow" list, since that would be treated as "tax free" to bring into the country, even if...
Forum: Canada
Oct 30th 2011, 5:17 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,307
Posted By steff123

Re: House purchase

ok, understood.
But still, I think compared to the "stamp dutiy" in the UK, it's still cheaper in Canada when buying a property, whilst, anual property tax compared to the "Tax table of the council...
Forum: Canada
Oct 30th 2011, 5:14 am
Replies: 23
Views: 2,841
Posted By steff123

Re: Need Car Insurance in the GTA???

Yes, I know, in whichever terms the no-claims-bonus is expressed in country A, is most likely not understood in country B.

But, if a clear letter stating the number of years the vehicle has been...
Forum: Canada
Oct 30th 2011, 5:11 am
Replies: 28
Views: 46,841
Posted By steff123

Re: Importing a vehicle from mainland europe to Canada?

To me it's a little the same like you described.

Just let me know how you get on with it, which shipping companies you used, and how the paper work went?
Forum: Canada
Oct 30th 2011, 5:08 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,889
Posted By steff123

Re: TV and DVD Player, both from the UK

Yes, but to me, TV and DVD player both UK models do exist already. It's not really what I can or can not find in Canada, more wether both titems togehter and converted to 110 volts would work.
Forum: Canada
Oct 29th 2011, 8:41 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,307
Posted By steff123

Re: House purchase

my personal advice would be not to worry so much about the Land Transfer Tax, but more about what is expected in relation to the anual property tax. They can be rather high in some places.
Forum: Canada
Oct 29th 2011, 8:34 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 2,624
Posted By steff123

Re: UK mobile phone contracts

Thanx for sharing the experience.

Basically what the companies do is sell you the phone "in advance", and during the time of a 24 month contract you basicaly pay the phone.....
Forum: Canada
Oct 29th 2011, 8:31 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,889
Posted By steff123

Re: TV and DVD Player, both from the UK

Thanx. It's just that I'd be sipping a lot of my personal content over to canada, bringing the TV along would not be a big extra cost..... No, neither the TV, nor the DVD player support 110...
Forum: Canada
Oct 29th 2011, 8:27 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 2,841
Posted By steff123

Re: Need Car Insurance in the GTA???

Seems like a contradition here. Sure, I'd be able to supply a letter from my curent insurance company, stating my no clames bonus, plus a contact for reference.
Now, would that work for the...
Forum: Canada
Oct 29th 2011, 8:24 pm
Replies: 100
Views: 9,061
Posted By steff123

Re: UK House sale price hit

I am actually surprised that the price drop you all indicated here is around 5 to 15% only. The way the current economy is going, the way that the financial sector is sheding jobs, I'd say, a price...
Forum: Canada
Oct 28th 2011, 11:57 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 46,841
Posted By steff123

Importing a vehicle from mainland europe to Canada?

Has anyone had any experience so far in importing a vehicle into Canada from countries other than the US.
In my case the car would be from mainland europe, ( right hand traffic) and OLDER than 15...
Forum: Canada
Oct 28th 2011, 11:55 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 2,841
Posted By steff123

Re: Need Car Insurance in the GTA???

Are there any insurance companies in Canada who would accept, or even partially accept "no claims bonuses" from Europe? - no claims, speaking of the time no accident has happened, no damage, and for...
Forum: Canada
Oct 28th 2011, 11:51 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 2,624
Posted By steff123

UK mobile phone contracts

due to a move to Canada, is a cancellation of an existing mobile phone contract possible (O2, Orange, 3 or BT)?

Would I get to keep the phone or would I have to return it?

Any experiences in...
Forum: Canada
Oct 28th 2011, 11:49 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,889
Posted By steff123

TV and DVD Player, both from the UK

Should I take my TV and DVD player, both bought in the UK, to Canada?

- for the only purpose of watching "Region 2" DVDs? whilst in Canada.

Apart from not accepting canadian DVDs and not being...
Forum: Canada
Oct 28th 2011, 11:45 pm
Replies: 100
Views: 9,061
Posted By steff123

Re: UK House sale price hit

I'd say, given the fact the UK economy is in at the moment, a reduction beween 3 or 15 % is still a good sale in my eyes. Even at that stage, prices are still overvalued and banks are in genereal...
Forum: Canada
Oct 13th 2011, 11:52 am
Replies: 16
Views: 2,132
Posted By steff123

Re: Mobiles / Cells - does this exist?

I do not know what the siutation now is like in Canada. When I lived there, beween 2004 and 2008, I had the impression that cellphone and internet matters were easier in Europe with less hassle and...
Forum: Canada
Oct 13th 2011, 11:46 am
Replies: 13
Views: 14,546
Posted By steff123

Re: coping with elderly parent whilst living overseas

The thought I would have had, is taking her along? That is, if she would be willing to do so at her age - but other than that it would mostly be an immigration question and one of sponsorship, I...
Forum: Canada
Oct 13th 2011, 11:38 am
Replies: 6
Views: 980
Posted By steff123

Re: Reuse old SIN or apply for new one?

That's only typical Canada, I must say. Always this questioning and distrust.

Not using your SIN doesn't automatically mean that you really left the country. You could also be in Canada, have...
Forum: Canada
Oct 13th 2011, 6:28 am
Replies: 10
Views: 2,312
Posted By steff123

Re: Transfer of funds UK to Canada.

Yes, I heard that this is possible. I still do remember that HSBC TV commercial in the UK around 2008 where they showed a family moving someplace to Asia, and having all setup in the UK.

To me...
Forum: Canada
Oct 12th 2011, 10:01 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 2,312
Posted By steff123

Re: Transfer of funds UK to Canada.

@GavS

Now we're talking :-)


Thanks for the hint, and in the end, the amount you mentioned would be what I was thinking about.

Is ist easier with an existing HSBC UK account to open an...
Forum: Canada
Oct 12th 2011, 7:52 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 2,312
Posted By steff123

Re: Transfer of funds UK to Canada.

not to get you confused here: I am Canadian, currently in the UK, holding an account with HSBC in the UK and with Scotiabank in Canada. The questions is, if there would be a commission free option...
Forum: Canada
Oct 12th 2011, 4:13 am
Replies: 10
Views: 2,312
Posted By steff123

Transfer of funds UK to Canada.

The question may have been asked many times, even tough I didn't find any canada-specific discussion here in the forum.

Which experiences do you have in transfering money from the UK to Canada?...
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