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Forum: Canada
Apr 29th 2008, 1:53 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 971
Posted By susanmom

Re: Kindergarden advice

We decided to go the private school route to avoid the half day kindergarten nonsense which is close to impossible to deal with if both parents work. My son who turned 5 in dec after starting...
Forum: Canada
Apr 21st 2008, 8:49 am
Replies: 44
Views: 4,759
Posted By susanmom

Re: Are you really happy???

I work much longer hours here, and see less of the kids, all for less money than I made in England (in terms of cost of living here)......

My husband works more hours but for a little more money....
Forum: Canada
Apr 4th 2008, 6:42 am
Replies: 58
Views: 4,703
Posted By susanmom

Re: Holidays when your living in Canada

It would depend on where in Canada as its a very big place. I understand that if you are on either coast its a lot cheaper to get to places. I.e. Toronto to Florida would be direct. Internal flights...
Forum: Canada
Mar 3rd 2008, 7:58 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,547
Posted By susanmom

Re: Job Offer

Don't know much about BC, but in addition to the tax calculator which Judy pointed you to, remember you have further deductions for EI (Employment insurance) and CPP (Canada Pension Plan). Your...
Forum: Canada
Feb 28th 2008, 9:36 am
Replies: 40
Views: 3,136
Posted By susanmom

Re: Maternity Services

The other thing to consider is your feelings about the "medical" or "natural" nature of pregnancy/childbirth. I am very pro natural childbirth, and have had 2 homebirths with no pain relief in...
Forum: Canada
Feb 27th 2008, 7:53 am
Replies: 27
Views: 1,926
Posted By susanmom

Re: Winnipeg this year

Hi
We stayed there in May. We ended up calling security who said there was nothing they could do as they couldn't catch anyone doing it! People were smoking so much in their units that it was...
Forum: Canada
Feb 27th 2008, 5:58 am
Replies: 15
Views: 3,839
Posted By susanmom

Re: Living Costs in Canada

Monthly prices
Wages for Lorry Driver
Wages for Carer - what sort of carer? childcare I hear is not much more than minimum wage whic is around 8.25 per hour in manitoba
Rent
Electric and gas -...
Forum: Canada
Feb 27th 2008, 4:22 am
Replies: 27
Views: 1,926
Posted By susanmom

Re: Winnipeg this year

Personally I hated Holiday Towers but it is personal choice. We had to pack towels around the front door to prevent the stench of cigarette smoke (and other substances being smoked from coming in) -...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 26th 2008, 2:42 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 538
Posted By susanmom

Re: So Monster Jam live- what's it like?

Awesome for 5 year olds. My husband took my 5 year old, and neither of them could stop talking about it. Noise didn't seem to bother either of them, but they were in a suite.
5 year old is now...
Forum: Canada
Feb 25th 2008, 12:36 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,034
Posted By susanmom

Re: credit check in canada

Hi
I think you would be very lucky to get a credit card with $1000 when you arrive unless you put down a deposit with the bank. We have been here since May and still cannot get a credit card!

...
Forum: Canada
Feb 24th 2008, 1:22 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,882
Posted By susanmom

Re: Child Benefit Query

In a word "EVENTUALLY"

As I understand it, you have to have been legally resident in Canada first for 18 months
Forum: Canada
Feb 21st 2008, 8:03 am
Replies: 132
Views: 10,611
Posted By susanmom

Re: Stock up before leaving UK

Clothes for the whole family off eBay (clothes are poor quality and expensive)
Bras (fit is odd)
Furniture from Ikea
Toddler bed (frighfully expensive here and bad quality)
Forum: Canada
Feb 11th 2008, 2:39 pm
Replies: 60
Views: 6,475
Posted By susanmom

Re: Moved: Honest answers please -Canadian lifestyle

I think it boils down to the need to be very specific about why you want to move - we wanted a bigger house and more sport/outdoor stuff for the kids to do. We do have that, but I work much longer...
Forum: Canada
Feb 10th 2008, 1:29 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 4,103
Posted By susanmom

Re: Nervous Brit with job offer to Vancouver, BC- Advice and friends needed. x

Another thing to factor in as far as costs go is some sort of health insurance. I don't know what the provincial plan is like in BC, but in Manitoba if you are on anything approaching a decent...
Forum: Canada
Feb 10th 2008, 1:22 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 749
Posted By susanmom

Re: Accounting graduate from UK required employment anywhere in Canada from June 2008

Hi
I am guessing you would be needing your new employer to arrange you a work permit? There should be a WIKI on that process, I am guessing, or search on work permits and you should find loads of...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 4th 2008, 9:48 am
Replies: 47
Views: 4,184
Posted By susanmom

Re: Pancake Day - 2008

Its fairly big in Winnipeg, all the churches seem to be having their pancake celebrations!

Susan
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 3rd 2008, 2:11 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,526
Posted By susanmom

Re: Mums 'n' Tods / Coffee Mornings etc

Hi
In England we went to NCT ones a lot, there is nothing similar here (but don't get me started on the Canadian lack of interest in Natural childbirth/home births, etc)......
In Winnipeg there are...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 3rd 2008, 2:08 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 2,384
Posted By susanmom

Re: Kids' valentines at school?

I think if you are expected to do it, you will get a class list. Mine are in kindergarten and pre-K and they have a class list and they are dressing up (but they are dressing up in something...
Forum: Canada
Sep 5th 2007, 7:29 am
Replies: 34
Views: 3,515
Posted By susanmom

Re: Are my figures close ? Wage housing etc

HI
I would check on getting $3000 a month out of $45,000 p.a. Depends on what you pay in pension in province you live in, we are in manitoba and i was told to work on losing 40% in deductions...
Forum: Canada
Aug 1st 2007, 9:00 am
Replies: 23
Views: 2,926
Posted By susanmom

Re: local newspaper headlines

In Winnipeg

"Three shotguns, a magazine and ammunition were seized this morning by Winnipeg police at a Redwood Avenue home. "

"Winnipeg Blue Bombers receiver Milt Stegall was named the CFL’s...
Forum: Canada
Aug 1st 2007, 6:29 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,235
Posted By susanmom

Re: Just got the job - we're on our way

We brought our rear projection television and its a NTSC/PAL one, and it works fine. Cable comes in via a video channel. The MTS cable guys seemed to have no problem getting in tuned in and it...
Forum: Canada
Jul 31st 2007, 9:35 am
Replies: 16
Views: 2,350
Posted By susanmom

Re: Can you get a decent 2nd hand 2nd car for <$5000

I think your only real option under $5,000 is private classified ads of some sort, and remember that a private sale avoids the GST too. In Manitoba you pay the PST on private sales when you register...
Forum: Canada
Jul 31st 2007, 8:27 am
Replies: 5
Views: 740
Posted By susanmom

Re: realtors

I can recommend MB-realtor. We bought through him! Helped us through an awful few days when our UK buyers were messing us around. Ended up exchanging and completing simultaneously!
And getting our...
Forum: Canada
Jul 31st 2007, 8:23 am
Replies: 16
Views: 2,350
Posted By susanmom

Re: Can you get a decent 2nd hand 2nd car for <$5000

I wish we had been lucky enough to be able to spend $5000, there would have been loads to buy. We managed to scrape together $3500 for our minivan. We got a 1995 Ford Windstar with just over...
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