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I am a under 18 student with PR card studying in Calgary. My parents are in India. I got PR card in June 2011 and card shows expiry in Sep 2016. However, since I landed in Canada in June 2011, I assume that my 5 years will end in June 2016. On 25th June 2016, I will be completing 740 days stay...

I am under 18. My parents have revoked PR card and have returned back to India. I wanted to maintain my PR and later settle down here and so stayed here. Date PR obtained : 18th June 2011 Expiry of PR card : 20th September 2016 Since I was out of Canada on several occasions, I will complete...

My son, having PR, is staying alone in Calgary with a family acting as his Custodian (for Schooling purpose). In Aug 2016, his PR is due for renewal. And he becomes 18 (Adult) in January 2017. For renewal of PR card of Minor, there is a complicated process of preparing Legal Guardianship form in...

Dear Leon, My son, having PR, is staying alone in Calgary with a family acting as his Custodian (for Schooling purpose). In Aug 2016, his PR is due for renewal. And he becomes 18 in January 2017. For renewal of PR card of Minor, there is a complicated process of preparing Legal Guardianship...

Dear Leon, I need some expert advice from you. I got PR in June 2011 and we were there in Canada for almost a year. My son, a minor, wants to study and settle down in Canada. To maintain his PR, we have identified a Legal Custodian who will take care of him. I realize that I personally will not...

I have a very basic question - to maintain PR status, we need to be in Canada for 2 years in 5 years. From which date is this calculated - from date of issue (which is not mentioned on PR card), date of landing or expiry date minus 5 years ?

I got PR status for me and my family. However, due to extreme weather conditions, my wife could not adjust to extreme weather conditions and we were forced to leave the country last month. My daughter, presently 15, wants to return back to Canada for her education and later on settle there...

I got our PR in 2011 under Federal skilled worker category and we arrived in Calgary in 2013 August. My daughter joined high school. My wife unfortunately could not adjust to the extreme weather conditions and we have decided to go back to India. We however want out daughter to continue her...

Do we need to pass any course/exam to become a Real Estate Agent in Calgary ? Please advise the procedure. Also, what about Mortgage Agent/Consultant ?

I am PR holder and landed in Calgary in September this year. Can I sponsor my Cousin for immigrating to Canada (Family Sponsorship) ? Experts - please advise the requirements.

I am moving from Oman to Calgary in 15 days. Will it help if I get a letter from Driving license authorities in Oman stating my driving experience (I have been driving in Oman for last 10 years) ? Would it help in getting insurance discount ?

I am in Calgary. I recently got bundle pack by a reputed service provider which comes with unlimited landline calls countrywide and unlimited calls to India. In addition, internet upto 200GB data @ 20MBPS. All this is costing me $ 100 monthly which I feel is a bit expensive. Can someone suggest...

I landed in Calgary last month and noted that there are hardly any options for Indian TV channels - those being offered by providers like Shaw or Telus are too expensive. Also, Jaadoo TV, another option, has been reported to have signal problems. Can someone suggest cheaper and better options to...

Are funds from abroad sent as gift by bank transfer subject to taxation ? Say an amount of $ 50,000 ?

I am sorry friends if this has been addressed in the forum somewhere. I am asking a very basic question. Please advise what would be roughly the tax in Calgary on a salary of say, CAD $ 125k with a family of four members ? Also is the amount that we pay for mortgage considered for tax rebate ...

Hello Friends, landed in Calgary a few days back and am trying to settle down. As expected, we did find a cultural difference, we admire it and will surely adapt to this within no time. A major difference we observed within a few days here was that unlike Asia, say India, where we tend to...

We are arriving in Calgary after PR obligations with bag and baggage. Can we bring any amount of medicine with us when we land or is there a limit ?

We got our PR in June 2011 (entry port Toronto) and exited the country. Obviously passport had single entry visa at that stage. Now we are coming to Calgary with bag and baggage this month end. Will a valid passport and PR cards be the only documents required to allow the travel ? Or is there...

Dear Experts, We landed first time in Toronto in 2011 June to get our PR. At that stage, we did not come with any bag and baggage and the Immigration officer had mentioned when you come with bag and baggage, you have to come with detailed list of items. Now we are landing again in Calgary in...

I am looking for a 2 bedroom flat from 1st September in Calgary, preferably in Indian community initially for a year. If any one can help, please help.