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Forum: Canada

Dec 16th 2013, 3:00 pm

Replies: 25

Take or not take our cat

Views: 2,288

Posted By an_actual_cat_irl

Re: Take or not take our cat

Take your cat with you.

We have two of the most timid, scared cats you could ever hope to meet. They are terrified of strangers and HATE loud noises. We were convinced that the trip from UK to...

Forum: Canada

Oct 1st 2013, 7:44 am

Replies: 16

Am I going to get stung with a massive customs bill?

Views: 1,875

Posted By an_actual_cat_irl

Re: Am I going to get stung with a massive customs bill?

It's a massive candle and it smells amazing :)

I'm moving there as a PR. My wife is Canadian, so I got a spousal visa.

I figured it could potentially look like I was hoping to profit, due to...

Forum: Canada

Oct 1st 2013, 7:19 am

Replies: 16

Am I going to get stung with a massive customs bill?

Views: 1,875

Posted By an_actual_cat_irl

Am I going to get stung with a massive customs bill?

Hi all,

I'm due to move from the UK to Vancouver next week (omg!), and the movers are arriving in a couple of days. I have a question regarding customs.

Without going into specifics, I...

Forum: Canada

Sep 2nd 2013, 6:42 am

Replies: 65

How do you handle upset parents?

Views: 11,380

Posted By an_actual_cat_irl

Re: How do you handle upset parents?

Coming to terms with being apart from my parents has been the most difficult part of the moving process so far. I've not even left the UK for Canada yet (almost exactly a month til I fly over), but...

Forum: Canada

Aug 5th 2013, 8:45 am

Replies: 11

Changing currency

Views: 1,155

Posted By an_actual_cat_irl

Re: Changing currency

Any recommendations of decent, reliable and reputable currency brokers would be greatly appreciated. We sent a few grand via HSBC the other day and got a really crappy rate, losing about $300...

Forum: Canada

Aug 5th 2013, 7:24 am

Replies: 107

No longer happy

Views: 13,782

Posted By an_actual_cat_irl

Re: No longer happy

Get out of Canada, live in the uk for a while, enjoy everything it has to offer, and then reassess in a few years.

My wife grew up in Calgary and Vancouver and came travelling to the UK when she...

Forum: Canada

Jul 20th 2013, 4:51 am

Replies: 9

Experiences with ICBC?

Views: 943

Posted By an_actual_cat_irl

Re: Experiences with ICBC?

Hmmmm...that's an interesting point. I'm actually going to be selling my car in the next couple of weeks, and then won't have a vehicle until I'm in Canada in October. Do you think it's worth me...

Forum: Canada

Jul 20th 2013, 12:21 am

Replies: 9

Experiences with ICBC?

Views: 943

Posted By an_actual_cat_irl

Re: Experiences with ICBC?

Thanks for the replies guys, that gives me a lot of peace of mind! Hopefully it all works out, and it's one less thing to worry about once I've arrived. I'd heard negative things about ICBC and,...

Forum: Canada

Jul 19th 2013, 7:01 pm

Replies: 9

Experiences with ICBC?

Views: 943

Posted By an_actual_cat_irl

Experiences with ICBC?

Hi guys,

I'm soon to be moving to Vancouver as a PR. My COPR was received at the beginning of the year, and I made my trip to YVR to land as a PR back in March, before returning to the UK a week...

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