{lang: ‘ar’}Registered Education Savings Plans (RESP) is a plan offered by the Government of Canada to help you set aside money to meet the post secondary education expenses of your children. The Federal Government matches contributions made into the RESP by way of Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG). The following are some of the features of RESP [...]
Landed Immigrant to Canada – First Steps
December 27, 2007 By Leave a Comment
{lang: ‘ar’}New to Canada as an Immigrant? Here are a few things to get started: Open a Bank Account – There are several banks that may suit your needs and offer various checking account plans. Basically, there is a fee to operate a checking account and is waived if you maintain a minimum balance. Some [...]
IELTS
November 23, 2007 By Leave a Comment
{lang: ‘ar’}International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is an Internationally recognised language assessment system used by Universities worldwide to test proficiency in English. It is also increasingly used by Countries for Immigration requirements. Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand recognize IELTS for immigration. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has also recognised IELTS [...]
NUANS
November 17, 2007 By Leave a Comment
{lang: ‘ar’}NUANS, an acronym for Newly Upgraded Automated Name Search is a search system that is used to determine whether a proposed name is available before incorporating a company in Canada. The NUANS system searches the existing database to find similar names to the proposed name. Based on the NUANS report you can submit your [...]
Driving Licence Agencies in Canada
November 15, 2007 By 1 Comment
{lang: ‘ar’}New to Canada or moving within Canada. Below mentioned are links to Licensing agencies that will be of use. Ontario: Getting an Ontario Driver’s Licence Alberta: Alberta Driver’s Licence Manitoba:Manitoba Driver’s Licence Nova Scotia:Nova Scotia Driver’s Licence Saskatchewan:Saskatchewan Driver’s Licence Yukon:Yukon Driver’s Licence British Columbia:British Columbia Driver’s Licence Newfoundland & Labrador:Newfoundland & Labrador Driver’s [...]
Bringing Personal Goods into Canada
November 15, 2007 By 1 Comment
{lang: ‘ar’}As a permanent resident one is entitled to bring personal goods into Canada without import duty. Preparing the required forms in advance, expedites the Landing process. The procedure is simple and listed below Make two lists. The first list is for goods you will be taking with you and the second list is [...]
Exporting Vehicle from USA to Canada (Immigration)
November 9, 2007 By Leave a Comment
{lang: ‘ar’}If you have got Permanent Residency in Canada you can take your personal effects (including car) with you. This article explains the steps required to export your vehicle (Immigration related) to Canada from the United States and the Registration formalities to be complied with. Preliminary Steps First and foremost determine whether your car [...]