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Detailed list of updated Ontario court fees
Ontario Court Fee Changes effective April 1st, 2019 Please take note that effective April 1st, 2019. the new court fees are as follows:Small Claims Court (Fees Payable to Clerk) TYPE OF FEE OLD NEW Filing of a claim by an infrequent claimant 95.00 102.00 Filing of a...
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International student arrested, facing deportation
Studying Abroad: International Students In Canada Speak Out On Working More Than Their Permits Allow So They Can Afford To Study Abroad It was recently reported in the news that an international student in Canada is currently facing deportation because of working more...
read more
Toronto Raptors 2019 NBA Champs – an inspiring story for all Canadians especially to the Immigrants
The feeling was surreal. I decided last minute to go and witness the Victory parade of Toronto Raptors last June 17th, braving the heat and sea of people, and I was not disappointed. Seeing every race, every gender of all ages, every Canadian and immigrant united...
read more
Pathways for caregiver program
The Citizenship & Immigration Canada announced reforms to the traditional Live-In Caregiver Program (LCP). The old live in caregiver program policy allowed Canadian employers to hire foreign nationals to live and work in their homes to provide domestic...
read more
Is the online application for Canadian Immigrants discriminatory?
Is the online application for Canadian Immigrants discriminatory? In case you missed the news about the first-come-first-served online application for immigrants last January 28, 2019. Some lawyers slammed the online application “profoundly discriminatory” after the...
read more
How to renew Philippine Passport in Canada?
Philippine Passport Renewal Before renewing the Philippine Passport, maybe you need to consider getting driver’s license or any provincial or photo id in Canada. Then, get the permanent resident (PR) card. It is all advisable for every Filipinos who need to have an...
read more
Registration & Election Notice For the National Elections 2019
Notice is at this moment given that under Republic Act No. 9189 as amended by Republic Act. No. 10590, all citizens of the Philippines abroad, who are not otherwise disqualified by law, at least eighteen (18) years of age on May 13, 2019, and who are...
read more
On a scale of 1 to 5, how much do you need to declutter?
DECLUTTERING Houses in Toronto could be difficult to maintain and organize. You may need to consider decluttering. I used to be so organized, but there are moments that organizing is a hard thing to do. Have you experienced that after traveling or came...
read more
Am I qualified for Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP)?
Read more about Immigration’s National Occupation Classification (NOC) Code Post-Graduation Work Permit Canadian Government offers a great opportunity of obtaining open work permit called Post Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) for the International Students...
read more
Canada Temporary Work Permit
Canada Temporary Work Permit Every year, thousands of foreign workers come to Canada holding a temporary work permit. As we all know, there are several steps before you could enter Canada as a worker. In general, the employer needs to secure the LMIA...
read more
Get the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) as easy as 1-2-3!
Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) Processing Times (formerly known as LMO) Are you thinking of hiring a foreign worker? You probably need the Labor Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). It is the first step in the process when Canadian employers want to hire temporary...
read more
12 Steps: A Newcomer-in-Canada Checklist
Once you’ve arrived and stepped off the plane, here are the to-do list to guide your first steps in Canada: 1 INFORMATION KIOSK: Before you leave the airport, look for the newcomer welcome center. The Toronto Pearson International Airport has the Immigrant Reception...
read more
17 Million people have immigrated to Canada since 1967
Canada is a nation of Immigrants Canada is a nation composed mostly of immigrants. If you're not indigenous, then you or your family originally came here from another country like the Philippines, China, Korea, Brazil, France, Egypt, Iran, and Saudi Arabia and almost...
read more
Income needed to pass the stress test
Numbers Assume a 2.99% 5-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Wth a 25-Year Amortization. The average price of a home in Canada is $491,000 according to the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). And if you take out Toronto and Vancouver, the national average is slipped to 2%...
read more
How To Stress Test Your Mortgage
What are the things do I need to consider before engaging to real estate or mortgage? I was thinking to buy a house, and I have so much thinking and planning to consider. I need to assess myself if I could afford it and layout all the possible worst-case scenario in...
read more
Detailed list of updated Ontario court fees
Ontario Court Fee Changes effective April 1st, 2019 Please take note that effective April 1st, 2019. the new court fees are as follows:Small Claims Court (Fees Payable to Clerk) TYPE OF FEE OLD NEW Filing of a claim by an infrequent claimant 95.00 102.00 Filing of a...
read more
International student arrested, facing deportation
Studying Abroad: International Students In Canada Speak Out On Working More Than Their Permits Allow So They Can Afford To Study Abroad It was recently reported in the news that an international student in Canada is currently facing deportation because of working more...
read more
Toronto Raptors 2019 NBA Champs – an inspiring story for all Canadians especially to the Immigrants
The feeling was surreal. I decided last minute to go and witness the Victory parade of Toronto Raptors last June 17th, braving the heat and sea of people, and I was not disappointed. Seeing every race, every gender of all ages, every Canadian and immigrant united...
read more
Pathways for caregiver program
The Citizenship & Immigration Canada announced reforms to the traditional Live-In Caregiver Program (LCP). The old live in caregiver program policy allowed Canadian employers to hire foreign nationals to live and work in their homes to provide domestic...
read more
Is the online application for Canadian Immigrants discriminatory?
Is the online application for Canadian Immigrants discriminatory? In case you missed the news about the first-come-first-served online application for immigrants last January 28, 2019. Some lawyers slammed the online application “profoundly discriminatory” after the...
read more
How to renew Philippine Passport in Canada?
Philippine Passport Renewal Before renewing the Philippine Passport, maybe you need to consider getting driver’s license or any provincial or photo id in Canada. Then, get the permanent resident (PR) card. It is all advisable for every Filipinos who need to have an...
read more
Registration & Election Notice For the National Elections 2019
Notice is at this moment given that under Republic Act No. 9189 as amended by Republic Act. No. 10590, all citizens of the Philippines abroad, who are not otherwise disqualified by law, at least eighteen (18) years of age on May 13, 2019, and who are...
read more
On a scale of 1 to 5, how much do you need to declutter?
DECLUTTERING Houses in Toronto could be difficult to maintain and organize. You may need to consider decluttering. I used to be so organized, but there are moments that organizing is a hard thing to do. Have you experienced that after traveling or came...
read more
Am I qualified for Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP)?
Read more about Immigration’s National Occupation Classification (NOC) Code Post-Graduation Work Permit Canadian Government offers a great opportunity of obtaining open work permit called Post Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) for the International Students...
read more
Canada Temporary Work Permit
Canada Temporary Work Permit Every year, thousands of foreign workers come to Canada holding a temporary work permit. As we all know, there are several steps before you could enter Canada as a worker. In general, the employer needs to secure the LMIA...
read more
Get the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) as easy as 1-2-3!
Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) Processing Times (formerly known as LMO) Are you thinking of hiring a foreign worker? You probably need the Labor Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). It is the first step in the process when Canadian employers want to hire temporary...
read more
12 Steps: A Newcomer-in-Canada Checklist
Once you’ve arrived and stepped off the plane, here are the to-do list to guide your first steps in Canada: 1 INFORMATION KIOSK: Before you leave the airport, look for the newcomer welcome center. The Toronto Pearson International Airport has the Immigrant Reception...
read more
17 Million people have immigrated to Canada since 1967
Canada is a nation of Immigrants Canada is a nation composed mostly of immigrants. If you're not indigenous, then you or your family originally came here from another country like the Philippines, China, Korea, Brazil, France, Egypt, Iran, and Saudi Arabia and almost...
read more
Income needed to pass the stress test
Numbers Assume a 2.99% 5-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Wth a 25-Year Amortization. The average price of a home in Canada is $491,000 according to the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). And if you take out Toronto and Vancouver, the national average is slipped to 2%...
read more
How To Stress Test Your Mortgage
What are the things do I need to consider before engaging to real estate or mortgage? I was thinking to buy a house, and I have so much thinking and planning to consider. I need to assess myself if I could afford it and layout all the possible worst-case scenario in...
read more