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Forum: Canada
Aug 11th 2020, 9:57 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 4,627
Posted By Anya121

Re: Did your child transfer to the same grade, or repeat a year due to age?

Thanks for this. It will be hard for her to go back to primary school after completing two full years of secondary, especially as she's academically ahead here. The school my son is going to is grade...
Forum: Canada
Aug 10th 2020, 10:08 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 4,627
Posted By Anya121

Did your child transfer to the same grade, or repeat a year due to age?

Hi. My daughter with a spring birthday is 12 going into UK year 8. Her Canadian cousin with a spring birthday is 12 going into grade 7. (This is because reception/kindergarten intake is by academic...
Forum: Canada
Aug 1st 2020, 4:57 am
Replies: 17
Views: 4,522
Posted By Anya121

Re: How many years credit before buying house?

That is wonderful news. Very helpful. Thank you all!
Forum: Canada
Jul 25th 2020, 9:15 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 4,522
Posted By Anya121

Re: How many years credit before buying house?

Siouxie, That's brilliant. Thank you so much. I'm so very relieved to hear this! Wonderful news, and quite a relief. I'll definitely look into brokers too then when the time comes; thanks!

Thanks...
Forum: Canada
Jul 25th 2020, 6:48 am
Replies: 17
Views: 4,522
Posted By Anya121

Re: How many years credit before buying house?

For anyone else interested in this issue, this article is very helpful:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/what-new-canadians-face-when-buying-a-home/article35156673/
Forum: Canada
Jul 24th 2020, 11:46 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 4,522
Posted By Anya121

Re: How many years credit before buying house?

Thanks for this. I appreciate it. However, for me this is actually moving back home (after 20+ years - all of my adult life - in the UK) to spend more time with my family, especially as my parents...
Forum: Canada
Jul 24th 2020, 10:36 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 4,522
Posted By Anya121

Re: How many years credit before buying house?

[QUOTE=Siouxie;12886929]You need a lower downpayment for a 'Newcomer' Mortgage than a normal one. Not sure where you got the 35% figure from.. it's 5%! :). Are you getting the downpayment confused...
Forum: Canada
Jul 24th 2020, 6:28 am
Replies: 17
Views: 4,522
Posted By Anya121

How many years credit before buying house?

Hello. We’re moving to Ontario next summer. Does anyone know how long you have to build up credit history to get a normal mortgage? (Not a “newcomers mortgage” - we don’t have the 35%...
Forum: Canada
Jan 28th 2019, 12:32 am
Replies: 3
Views: 698
Posted By Anya121

Re: Residency requirements for university home fees

Thank you for this. That is great news. My children are dual citizens, so hopefully she'll be okay then. I couldn't find this information on the universities' websites, so I really appreciate this....
Forum: Canada
Jan 27th 2019, 10:48 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 698
Posted By Anya121

Residency requirements for university home fees

Hello. Does anyone know when we would need to move to Canada by to be eligible for home fees at a Canadian university? If we move to Canada when my daughter is in grade 11 or 12, for example, will we...
Forum: Canada
Jul 12th 2018, 9:51 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 4,277
Posted By Anya121

Re: UK teaching quals in Canada

Hi Mogscat,

Sorry; I didn't mean to dishearten you. Luckily, I can see now that we're talking about different subjects. I teach English literature. A college in Canada is more like the old...
Forum: Canada
Jul 10th 2018, 11:22 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 4,277
Posted By Anya121

Re: UK teaching quals in Canada

Hi Mogscat. I think you may have missed my post on your other thread where I answered this. I'll paste it here along with a few further clarifications:

A college lecturer in Canada is an academic...
Forum: Canada
Jul 10th 2018, 12:13 am
Replies: 28
Views: 4,277
Posted By Anya121

Re: UK teaching quals in Canada

Yes, and going to the bottom of seniority means being the first on the list to go if any redundancies are made, so even if the teacher only has a few years of seniority, it's still a safer place than...
Forum: Canada
Jul 9th 2018, 10:14 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 720
Posted By Anya121

Re: Getting a job as college tutor/lecturer

I answered more fully on your other post, but here is some extra information specifically about college jobs in Canada. As I mentioned there, a college lecturer is very similar to a university...
Forum: Canada
Jul 8th 2018, 10:07 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 4,277
Posted By Anya121

Re: UK teaching quals in Canada

It won't be straightforward since college for 16-18 years doesn't exist in Canada as such. They have secondary until 18 years. College is post-secondary: a more technically inclined alternative to...
Forum: Canada
Jun 14th 2018, 11:05 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 8,472
Posted By Anya121

Re: Comparable UK salary vs Calgary

That sounds like a great job offer. As you say, it's just deciding where you'd rather be really, if your husband has 2 good offers in the UK and you have a good offer there. Best of luck with the...
Forum: Canada
Jun 14th 2018, 10:35 pm
Replies: 228
Views: 45,826
Posted By Anya121

Re: Work/life balance with only two weeks holiday

Now you know why the market for teachers is totally flooded. The only job with decent holidays in the summer. : )
Forum: Canada
Jun 13th 2018, 1:31 am
Replies: 26
Views: 8,472
Posted By Anya121

Re: Comparable UK salary vs Calgary

Clearly it's just personal preference. My parents lived in Cochrane and commuted to Calgary for 10 years or more and they loved it. They only moved back to Ontario because of my elderly Grandmother....
Forum: Canada
Jun 6th 2018, 1:08 am
Replies: 37
Views: 3,829
Posted By Anya121

Re: Stay in Canada or study in the uk?

I would say think about where you want to live in the long term, and do your studies there. I agree that international travel when you're still young is excellent. Have you considered trying the...
Forum: Canada
Apr 15th 2018, 9:43 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 5,082
Posted By Anya121

Re: Did your children manage the transition okay?

I just wanted to say thank you to all who have posted in response to my question. I've been reading all of these as you've posted they are all really helpful. The big things I take away from these...
Forum: Canada
Mar 29th 2018, 10:06 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 4,727
Posted By Anya121

Re: How did you find a job in Canada when still in the UK?

Excellent; congratulations!! :thumbsup: Exciting times. Make sure you take a trip to Banff to see the beauty on your doorstep. Good luck with your new venture!
Forum: Canada
Mar 26th 2018, 9:46 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 5,082
Posted By Anya121

re: Did your children manage the transition okay?

Thanks Twitcher. I hadn't thought of that. Little things to us can be big to them, and whatever helps them settle is worth it. Thanks.
Forum: Canada
Mar 26th 2018, 9:42 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 5,082
Posted By Anya121

re: Did your children manage the transition okay?

Lychee, this is exactly what I was wondering: do they really just settle in, no questions asked, or do they find anything difficult to adapt to, any frustrations and any longings for their old...
Forum: Canada
Mar 26th 2018, 1:51 am
Replies: 38
Views: 5,082
Posted By Anya121

re: Did your children manage the transition okay?

Yes, anywhere. It doesn't refer to any one culture or cultural aspect. It refers to the wave of adjustment: honeymoon phase (feeling up), frustration with differences (feeling down), adjustment and...
Forum: Canada
Mar 26th 2018, 1:44 am
Replies: 38
Views: 5,082
Posted By Anya121

re: Did your children manage the transition okay?

By culture shock, I mean the various ups and downs of settling in to a new life in a new place. I just wondered how children coped and if anyone did anything special to help their kids settle.
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