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Forum: Canada
May 11th 2023, 10:26 am
Replies: 5
Views: 945
Posted By OnlineCB

Re: Public sector strike in Canada?

Well yes and no :) Federal worker here - we are back to work but our tentative agreement has yet to be ratified. The PSAC have recommended that members vote to accept the offer but some of the other...
Forum: Canada
Feb 23rd 2023, 3:33 am
Replies: 7
Views: 2,233
Posted By OnlineCB

Re: OAS Calculations

I am Canadian - by age 60 I have worked 20 years in Canada and almost 20 in the UK, I will retire in Canada, My Canadian CPP Retirement will be paid based on the contributions I made while in Canada....
Forum: Canada
Feb 23rd 2023, 3:22 am
Replies: 18
Views: 4,037
Posted By OnlineCB

Re: Pay Class 2 NI

Better exchange rate and much cheaper fees.
Forum: Canada
Feb 20th 2023, 2:57 am
Replies: 7
Views: 2,233
Posted By OnlineCB

Re: OAS Calculations

OAS payments are based on your age and the number of years you lived in Canada after the age of 18, and it is subject to clawback depending on your world income, There is a benefit calculator on the...
Forum: Canada
Feb 20th 2023, 2:51 am
Replies: 18
Views: 4,037
Posted By OnlineCB

Re: Pay Class 2 NI

I set up a Canadian and UK bank acct using the Wise app which I saw recommended on here, it's easy to use and has low fees. I posted the message below in Oct in response to a similar question - since...
Forum: Canada
Oct 27th 2022, 9:33 am
Replies: 13
Views: 3,362
Posted By OnlineCB

Re: Should I make voluntary contributions to national insurance?

I applied myself with a CF83 form and had a reply in the mail a few months later that I was approved to buy back 15 years -- 13 years at Class Two plus 2 years at Class Three (for me, the Class Three...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jun 8th 2016, 7:58 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,008
Posted By OnlineCB

Re: VPN or DNS updates

Thanks.. I clicked a couple and ended up with dancing girls and a frozen screen. In the end I coughed up $10 and I'm trying Nord VPN suggested above.

I have used CouchTuner to watch series but...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jun 7th 2016, 1:47 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,008
Posted By OnlineCB

Re: VPN or DNS updates

Thank you - is there a trick to actually watching the shows through that site? Each link I have tried is click bait?
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 26th 2016, 3:49 am
Replies: 22
Views: 1,915
Posted By OnlineCB

Re: Mortgage Renewals

I renewed my mortgage using a mortgage broker, she found a deal from a National Lender (First National out of Ontario) that was far better than my bank would match. I have been with FN for a few...
Forum: Canada
Mar 26th 2016, 3:11 am
Replies: 38
Views: 4,072
Posted By OnlineCB

Re: What would you pay someone to do for you?

Hmm. Just thinking. I'm in St John's and over the last year or so I have paid someone to:

instal new kitchen and bathroom taps
fix a window that wouldn't shut
hang a window blind
seal my...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 21st 2016, 5:38 am
Replies: 21
Views: 40,156
Posted By OnlineCB

Re: Teaching in Canada with PGCE

Hello and welcome, it's been a long time since I posted but your comment caught my eye. I'm a Canadian by birth, I moved to the UK and lived there for many years before returning to Newfoundland. I...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 3rd 2013, 8:01 am
Replies: 16
Views: 3,962
Posted By OnlineCB

Re: The Box.bz

Ahh I just sat down all comfy to download the Great British Bake Off and was stunned to see The Box has shut down! If anyone knows of another similar site, I would be eternally grateful. I may have...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 15th 2013, 11:27 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,468
Posted By OnlineCB

Re: Call from Bell

Call the Bell Customer Service line and ask to speak to someone in their Cancellations Section - when put through, explain that you are trying to cut costs and you want a lower priced package...
Forum: Canada
Dec 13th 2012, 1:53 am
Replies: 40
Views: 5,546
Posted By OnlineCB

Re: 100 Jobs

It is incredibly difficult and can be soul destroying but you have to try not to take it personally and keep going. Andy's experience is similar to mine, it is difficult but you have to stay...
Forum: Canada
Dec 13th 2012, 1:40 am
Replies: 75
Views: 8,914
Posted By OnlineCB

Re: French Immersion - comments please

As a civil servant, and a taxpayer, I have to disagree. Us civil servants pay taxes the same as any other employee in Canada and my colleagues may even assist to provide the services that allow...
Forum: Canada
Dec 12th 2012, 6:40 am
Replies: 75
Views: 8,914
Posted By OnlineCB

Re: French Immersion - comments please

Hi Maplease

We moved to NL when my son was 7 and had just completed Year 2 in the UK -- we had to chose whether he would start school here in Grade 3 (where he was academically) or Grade 2 (where...
Forum: Canada
Dec 12th 2012, 5:57 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,809
Posted By OnlineCB

Re: Child support court order HELP PLS DESPERATE

I would start with contacting the Dept of Justice, there are reciprocal agreements in place and your agreement should be enforced; there is some good information here...
Forum: Canada
Feb 21st 2012, 11:58 am
Replies: 42
Views: 6,228
Posted By OnlineCB

Re: Hi Everyone. We have a cost of living query!

Maybe us Newfoundlanders just fall into a higher tax bracket but I tell you those numbers from experience http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:britishexpats.com/get/forum/images/smilies/sad.gif
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Forum: Canada
Feb 21st 2012, 6:50 am
Replies: 42
Views: 6,228
Posted By OnlineCB

Re: Hi Everyone. We have a cost of living query!

Hi there and welcome.

You have been given some really good advice and I don't have much to add but I do have experience in that salary range and I wanted to point out that the take home in my...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 21st 2010, 8:15 am
Replies: 3
Views: 698
Posted By OnlineCB

Re: back ground checks

I meant to add that Wiltshire Police advised me you can make the reuest from any UK Police Force as they all check the same Police Computers - Wiltshire didn't have a long queue and the girl was...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 21st 2010, 8:13 am
Replies: 3
Views: 698
Posted By OnlineCB

Re: back ground checks

Hi Peter

I needed something similar and was asked to apply myself so I went for a DPA Subject Access Check from our old Police Force - cost £10 and was here in about 2 weeks; only concern was...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 1st 2009, 12:24 pm
Replies: 82
Views: 7,064
Posted By OnlineCB

Re: So what do all you people do for a living in Canada, then?

I used to work in Training and Development in the UK - now I am a Federal Civil Servant and work in an Admin role with the Canadian Coast Guard. I love the job, the people and the flexibility but I...
Forum: Canada
Aug 25th 2009, 6:53 am
Replies: 4
Views: 586
Posted By OnlineCB

Re: Resume check anyone??

feel free to pm it to me - I will have a proof read for you
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 25th 2009, 6:51 am
Replies: 18
Views: 2,982
Posted By OnlineCB

Re: Eurostar from london - paris?

I have taken the Eurostar Waterloo to DisneyParis and Waterloo to Belgium; each trip was easy and hassle free. We also took the Eurostar on a coach trip UK - Paris and it was cheap and easy.

I...
Forum: Canada
Aug 24th 2009, 1:15 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,037
Posted By OnlineCB

Re: been here 4 days

Welcome :O)
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