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Forum: Canada
Aug 5th 2022, 10:03 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,407
Posted By mattheww65

Re: Which Internet Service Provider Do You Like in Canada?

We're with Can-Com and they've been great. Run on Shaw infrastructure so its the same stuff, just substantially cheaper.
https://can-com.com
Forum: Canada
Nov 28th 2019, 1:06 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,922
Posted By mattheww65

Re: Getting past initial selection for IT jobs (Calgary)

My partner and I landed in August and were in the same boat.

We both done the standard route, applying to reams of jobs online, but also invested around 50% of our time in networking. The best...
Forum: Canada
Nov 28th 2019, 1:00 am
Replies: 2
Views: 645
Posted By mattheww65

Re: Car hire excess insurance for landing

I had the same thing - spoke to the insurer and they said I needed to be a resident of the UK for the duration of the policy... which I wasn't!

What we done was rent a car in Canada through a UK...
Forum: Canada
Nov 11th 2019, 10:44 pm
Replies: 79
Views: 16,913
Posted By mattheww65

Re: Is there anything you wish you’d known before moving to Canada?

Been in Canada for a few months now, and the things that jump out at me:

Not many things I ate or drank in the UK that I can't find similar Canadian versions of...
Food here tends to have a...
Forum: Canada
Oct 13th 2019, 2:40 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 10,008
Posted By mattheww65

Re: car insurance

Most claims stay on your record for 5 years. 1 years no claims is better than 0 and will likely give you some sort of discount, but it may get balanced out by declaring your accident - hard choice!
Forum: Canada
Oct 3rd 2019, 5:32 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,148
Posted By mattheww65

Re: Moving to Alberta. Looking for tips and tricks to navigate the bureaucracies

We landed in Calgary back in June, so have recently been through the 'chicken and egg' situations! Coming direct from the UK so details may differ:

Arrived in Calgary, got hire car for the first...
Forum: Canada
Oct 3rd 2019, 5:22 pm
Replies: 41
Views: 9,707
Posted By mattheww65

Re: Is moving from the UK really worth it?!

We had very similar questions to you when we started looking into coming to Canada. We both had good jobs in the UK, comfortable, house, car etc, but felt that the world was far bigger than one...
Forum: Canada
Sep 17th 2019, 5:13 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 10,008
Posted By mattheww65

Re: car insurance

We moved to Calgary back in April and bought an older 2009 VW Tiguan - Got insurance through Des Jardin direct (no broker) - they took into account all of our UK history and we pay $960 per year.
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