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Forum: Canada
Apr 12th 2006, 5:13 pm
Replies: 41
Views: 3,260
Posted By Athome

Re: Exchange rate

I suggest you are incorrect in that suggestion.

Now let's see if you can bite your tongue and not reply this time or if you just have to get the last word in. Again.
Forum: Canada
Apr 12th 2006, 5:05 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,033
Posted By Athome

Re: Banking Help - After HSBC Mess Up

"then once we're there, I'll be moving my business elsewhere...!)." Wise move.

Re the car, we bought ours the day after landing. I just faxed from the dealership to our forex company with...
Forum: Canada
Apr 12th 2006, 4:51 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 2,152
Posted By Athome

Re: Exchanging/transferring money and income tax

You have several different topics here wesbett so lets take them one at a time.

First, if your wife has a really long standing CT account, chances are she is grandfathered in with no fees. It...
Forum: Canada
Apr 12th 2006, 3:31 am
Replies: 29
Views: 2,152
Posted By Athome

Re: Exchanging/transferring money and income tax

Opening an account when you get here is dead easy harrys. It isn't like the UK. All you need is an address to tell them and your UK passport to show them. No need for utility bills, etc.

That...
Forum: Canada
Apr 12th 2006, 3:27 am
Replies: 41
Views: 3,260
Posted By Athome

Re: Exchange rate

Are you suggesting I am the Chairman of Nationwide or something Biiiinks? :)


Why would you need a Canadian account to buy a property in Canada?
"those of us who bought properties from...
Forum: Canada
Apr 12th 2006, 3:13 am
Replies: 29
Views: 1,944
Posted By Athome

Re: 40% of immigrants leave?

Actually I think you're on the right track here dbd33. I've lived in several countries and in places where it was very easy to see the other expats around you and track what was happening.

Take...
Forum: Canada
Apr 12th 2006, 2:58 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,746
Posted By Athome

Re: Vancouver my [email protected] place is...

As I commented on the post on the subject, the survey does not say Vancouver is the third best city in the world or that Zurich and Geneva are first and second best either. The survey says that of...
Forum: Canada
Apr 12th 2006, 2:50 am
Replies: 10
Views: 930
Posted By Athome

Re: What would you do?

I would say I don't have enough information on which to make a decision. The factors you have offered leave out far more information that I would need to make that decision, than they provide.
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Forum: Canada
Apr 12th 2006, 2:42 am
Replies: 30
Views: 2,033
Posted By Athome

Re: Banking Help - After HSBC Mess Up

Well Escapea I wouldn't panic just yet.

First, break down your needs. Do you really need a bank account before you arrive in Canada? We didn't.

If you need access to cash your UK dedit card...
Forum: Canada
Apr 10th 2006, 9:25 pm
Replies: 41
Views: 3,260
Posted By Athome

Re: Exchange rate

Groan, let's not compare apples and oranges. Yes peope need a Canadian account ONCE they start living and earning in Canada. My comments apply solely to the initial movement of money from the UK to...
Forum: Canada
Apr 10th 2006, 6:25 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 2,152
Posted By Athome

Re: Exchanging/transferring money and income tax

If you've done it already, all well and good. But have a look at my last response to the other thread on exchange rates. I've started to think people are not necessarily looking at this whole thing...
Forum: Canada
Apr 10th 2006, 6:09 pm
Replies: 41
Views: 3,260
Posted By Athome

Re: Exchange rate

Well I'm not arguing with anyone but maybe she could have used a Nationwide account. Consider this.

In the last couple of weeks I've put 50% deposits on some furniture and appliances. The...
Forum: Canada
Apr 10th 2006, 5:40 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,024
Posted By Athome

Re: Vancouver 3rd best

"Zurich ranks as the world’s top city for quality of living, according to a survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting."

So this article says. But what does the survey really tell you? All it...
Forum: Canada
Apr 10th 2006, 5:11 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 823
Posted By Athome

Re: Verbal Agreements

Do you think that asking British Expats about Canadian law is a good idea?

So far you've been told both forget it and that it is legally binding. That's useful. :rolleyes:

Speak to a lawyer.
Forum: Canada
Apr 9th 2006, 6:41 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 7,133
Posted By Athome

Re: Are there any dangerous animals in Kelowna? Rattlesnakesa threat

This is really to save me sleepwalking into a problem that the locals would avoid naturally - without even thinking about it. So, can you let your children play in the "overgrown" garden in the...
Forum: Canada
Apr 9th 2006, 6:34 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 2,152
Posted By Athome

Re: Exchanging/transferring money and income tax

I don't know what the regulations are around proving settlement funds harrys as that didn't apply in our case. But I'm sure there must be other ways to prove sufficient funds.

As I replied to...
Forum: Canada
Apr 9th 2006, 6:27 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 2,152
Posted By Athome

Re: Exchanging/transferring money and income tax

In my opinion this is not a good move. First I would want to know what interest this account in Canada is paying on my money. If it is a Canadian interest rate, you would currently be better off...
Forum: Canada
Apr 9th 2006, 6:19 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 2,152
Posted By Athome

Re: Exchanging/transferring money and income tax

What your bank withholds for tax is not necessarily the income tax due on the income kt0157. As I'm sure you know, UK income tax is graduated based on your total income. The bank may only withhold...
Forum: Canada
Apr 9th 2006, 6:11 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 2,756
Posted By Athome

Re: Factfinding trip - reality check?

There is a flip side to that Geeza.

I used to visit Edinburgh from Toronto every few years. I consider Edinburgh the one city in the world that is worth visiting more than once (I'm not a city...
Forum: Canada
Apr 9th 2006, 5:57 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 917
Posted By Athome

Re: Moving To Toronto to start business

Well assuming you are thinking of moving on your own and not with your parents Luke, you might want to take a look at the requirements for a skilled application on the cic.ca website. You can check...
Forum: Canada
Apr 9th 2006, 5:51 pm
Replies: 75
Views: 5,418
Posted By Athome

Re: Is the dream real?

You might also add that distance is no longer the factor that it used to be. The UK is under 10 hours away depending on where in Canada you live. With things like Skype and e-mail, you can be as in...
Forum: Canada
Apr 9th 2006, 5:45 pm
Replies: 75
Views: 5,418
Posted By Athome

Re: Is the dream real?

Just a thought Karen but maybe the push factors seem to be missing simply because you are unable to see them. What I mean is that when someone grows up within a country, they accept as normal...
Forum: Canada
Apr 9th 2006, 5:35 pm
Replies: 75
Views: 5,418
Posted By Athome

Re: Is the dream real?

Well not to rain on your parade but I would offer the following personal insights for you to consider Deana. I was born in the UK and left at age 7. Basically the same scenario as yourself. I too...
Forum: Canada
Apr 8th 2006, 9:33 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 7,133
Posted By Athome

Re: Are there any dangerous animals in Kelowna? Rattlesnakesa threat

Well first I would have to ask, why are you asking?

If you want to know what COULD be found then yes, all of those mentioned above COULD be found in your Kamloops backyard. The real question is...
Forum: Canada
Apr 8th 2006, 9:25 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 2,152
Posted By Athome

Re: Exchanging/transferring money and income tax

Legally, if you are living in Canada, any income earned anywhere has to be reported to the Canadian tax people. They tax you on your world wide income. As I wrote earlier however, you would only be...
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