CanuckAbroad Community

Hi all,

I am new here and am so happy I have found this forum. I am a 24 year old single female living in Toronto. I have been thinking of moving to Ireland as long as I can remember but everytime I thought about it, it gave me a headache! Where to begin?

I have been reading all the topics here and so far, I haven't seen that anyone lives there or wants to ...

Currently we are a couple of Canadians feeling rather stuck in Canada!! We have a small business and we are told over and over again that we would do exceedingly well in the Southern US States ie: Florida or California etc. We tend to agree with this as we currently do a lot of internet business in those areas. One of our suppliers in the US has told us that there is no one doing ...

Should I get one? Do I need one? I thought I read I could use my Ontario license but now I don't know where I saw that.

It's only $15, but $$$ is tight these days.

Thoughts?

I am looking for the most effective way to renew my British passport.
I became a Canadian citizen and started using a Canadian passport thirty years ago and let my British passport lapse.
I want to teach ESL in Europe and so need to reactivate my UK passport.
Any help would be most appreciated.

Hi There,

Last january, I responded to a vacant position on the UNESCO official web site using the online system. It was what I considered a dream job; working out of the educational office in Santiago. But since then nothing, seven months later and I haven't heard of them. I check on their official site where they post the status of closed postings and mine is still in progress; even a position that closed two ...

My daughter, a Canadian citizen , living in Sweden, would like to take part in the volunteer program Katimavik. Does anyone know of a reliable and reasonably priced health insurance plan which would cover health costs during a 7-9 month stay in Canada. She would not qualify for OHIP as she might not be stationed in Ontario for 153 consecutive days. Any fast and helpful suggestions will be greatly appreciated. The application deadline is approaching ...

Just Thought I would pass this on to any Canadians in Holland.
Before it is posted on any of the Job Sites.

Wanted

Part Time Temporary 6 to 12 month Contract.

Work from Home Distributing Natural Health Products and Sport Supplements, for a Canadian company, based in Kelowna.

Skills Required: Fluent English a must, Dutch an asset. Must be organized and reliable and have basic computer skills.

Duties: Receiving Bulk shipments, wrapping and labeling packages, ...

Hi!
I have been dating a Swede for 1 1/2 years. I moved there in May. Things were overwhelming and I moved back in July. We still want to keep things going and maybe he will move over to Canada one day once we get our 'stuff' together?! I have read the Immigration website but has anyone out there gone through the process of either bringing someone over through a work permit, perm. resident etc? ...

Hi, Great site! In Stockholm and want to meet a friendly face, lots of those,well, a friendly Canadian face? The Canadian Club meets the 3rd Friday of each month. Lots of other activities, as well. Easiest to look at www.canclub.org for more info. Hope to see there!

Hello all,

I have been living in Japan for almost a year now and have been trying to get some information on my tax liability situation in Canada in preparation for what looks to be my return in the spring of 2005.

I have searched the CCRA website up and down and all of the information I have found is vague and non-committal in nature as far as giving me a definitive - Yes, you ...