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    Custom duty on Goods to follow upon moving (after 2 years of soft landing).

    Hi, During my soft landing ~2 years ago, the CBA officer advised that I have one year to move my goods without having to pay duty on these. I am planning to move to Ontario soon and obviously the goods to follow window is now expired. I would be bringing my personal items like clothes...
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    Cellular Data Plans

    Hello! I have reviewed so many wireless providers from a data perspective and none of them seem to match in terms of value for the dollar. I was wondering how Canadians manage with 500mb - 1GB at 3G speeds? I have even seen 2 yr contracts with a maximum of 3GB on a 3G network. This means, no...
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    Unlimited Data Plan - Using a US Cellphone carrier in Ontario

    So it's no surprise that the mobile data plans in Canada suck. Here's the plan - for about the same price, I can get a second line from a friend of mine in the US. They have unlimited talk, text and most importantly - UNLIMITED Data (including streaming). I have some questions: Does having an...
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    Building a Credit History after Landing whilst being outside Canada

    Hi, I have a $2,000 unsecured Credit Card offered as part of the “New to Canada” program at my bank. I am currently out of Canada and plan to move in by 2019. In order to build a credit history, I plan to use the card every month for about $5 (for example) and pay if off immediately. Does this...