Why don’t they want to deal with their finances including tax the right way? That’s what I often asked when I watch movies with an actor rushing to tax haven places such as Cayman Island or Switzerland. (Can you guess what movie is it?) Although for most of us who are unlikely to fly on… [Read More]
Newcomers
Free Tax Clinics In Calgary For Newcomers
Every newcomer in Canada has one thing in common other than craving for that favorite food your missing already the moment you left. And that is filing an income tax return in Canada every year regardless of what province you’ve settled. Don’t worry. In fact you might even look forward to this annual financial obligation… [Read More]
Immigrating To Canada? Learn Through Settlement Online Pre-Arrival (SOPA)
This is a guest post by Caroline Purver, a Cultural Communications Facilitator of Settlement Online Pre-Arrival (SOPA) Ontario. SOPA was created to improve connections between pre-arrival and post arrival services using Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia’s (ISANS) suite of professional online tools. Are you immigrating to Canada? Want to arrive prepared? Then register for… [Read More]
How To Get Special Power Of Attorney At Philippine Consulate General In Calgary
For the first time I have to get a special power of attorney at Philippine Consulate General in Calgary. The trip went well with the help of a reader who shared a lot of tips which I’m going to write in details on this post. It is proven that you didn’t have to worry whether… [Read More]
Where To Get Special Power Of Attorney In Canada To Be Used In The Philippines
I recently received a message on Facebook asking on how to get a special power of attorney at the Philippine Consulate General in Calgary. It is a timely question since I’ll also be needing one anytime soon. I’m not fond of dealing with legal documents but for this blog post, surprisingly, I enjoyed learning about… [Read More]
Common Questions Of Caregivers In Canada
I received many questions mostly from Filipinos who want to work in Canada as a caregiver (which is the path I travelled), for the past few years that I’ve been writing about caregivers. Sometimes the questions are similar. So I decided to collect all the questions and answers (that seemed like a blog post). Otherwise,… [Read More]