Author: Darrel Pratt

Can You Use A Credit Card For A Down Payment? It is unlikely that your mortgage lender will accept your credit card as a down payment for a home. Most lenders do not accept credit cards as payment and generally require your down payment funds to be in your bank account for 60 to 90 […]

The Golden Visa Canada will allow you, as a Philippine investor, to become a resident of the number one country in quality life by choosing an investment option: Full investment of CAD $1.2 million in a government-guaranteed bond held for a period of five years. How much is Canadian golden visa? New Investment Requirements Investment […]

Under the treaty and corresponding legislation, Native Indians born in Canada are entitled to freely enter the United States for the purpose of employment, study, retirement, investing, and/or immigration. What do you call a Native American in Canada? In the United States, the term “Native American” is in common usage to describe Aboriginal peoples. In […]

They perform a variety of tasks including aircraft rescue, structural, and wild land firefighting, automobile extrication, hazardous material, and confined space/high-angle rescue. Fire investigation, fire prevention and life safety inspection are also areas of expertise. What do firefighters do most of the day? Firefighters sweep, mop, throw out the trash, dust, wash linens and windows, […]

When it comes to getting a mortgage approval they can be done relatively fast, sometimes within 24hrs. However this process can take up to 2-10 business days. Typically you can expect to get a mortgage approval within 1-5 business days. How quickly can a mortgage get approved? two to six weeksAfter having an offer accepted […]

In Canada it is still possible to finance 100% of a property’s value if you know the rules and criteria. Is there such a thing as a 100% mortgage? 100% mortgages aren’t common, but there are some niche lenders out there still offering them. As you won’t need to provide a deposit, most 100% mortgages […]

approximately 7 months. Firefighters attend the Canadian Forces Fire Academy in Borden, Ontario. Training takes approximately 7 months and includes the following topics: Operation of fire apparatus. Structural operations at the site of a fire. Is it hard to become a firefighter in Canada? It requires education, community involvement, many hours of training and dedication, […]

The Pacific Coast. The Pacific Coast is the most earthquake-prone region of Canada. In the offshore region to the west of Vancouver Island, more than 100 earthquakes of magnitude 5 or greater (large enough to cause damage had they been closer to land) have occurred during the past 70 years. Which part of Canada is […]

5 February 1663. The earliest recorded earthquake in Canada took place on 5 February 1663. Occurring in the Charlevoix–Kamouraska region in Québec, at a probable magnitude of 7, the earthquake was felt over much of eastern North America. When was the 1st earthquake? The earliest recorded evidence of an earthquake has been traced back to […]

In southeastern Canada, the slow movement of the North American plate southwestwards at a few centimetres per year creates sufficient stresses to cause earthquakes along faults or zones of weakness (such as along the St. Lawrence and Ottawa valleys and the Atlantic seaboard). Where do earthquakes occur in Canada and why? In Canada, the coast […]