Author: Muriel Schmidt

Income Tax agreement Signed Between Canada and Hong Kong The Agreement limits the rate of withholding tax to 5% for dividends paid between companies, to 15% for dividends paid in all other cases, and to 10% for payments of interest and royalties. Does Hong Kong and Canada has tax treaty? AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF […]

Canadian and UK passport holders are eligible for the visa exemption program with a duration of stay of 90 days which is extendable up to 180 days, please refer to the Notice for British & Canadian Passport Holders Who Enter Taiwan Visa-Free and Apply for an Extension of Stay. What countries are visa-exempt for Canada? […]

The Dust Bowl was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s. Where did the Dust Bowl hit in Canada? SaskatchewanSituated in southeastern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan, the prairie dry belt was originally intended as a ranching preserve. Under insistent pressure […]

It took the outbreak of World War II to pull Canada out of the depression. From 1939, an increased demand in Europe for materials, and increased spending by the Canadian government created a strong boost for the economy. What was the main reason the Great Depression ended? When Japan attacked the U.S. Naval base at […]

Among Canadian adults, the most commonly reported prescription medications were to treat high blood pressure (16%); high blood cholesterol (12%); and mood disorders (10%) such as depression, bipolar disorder, mania or dysthymia. The use of these prescription medications was significantly higher in older age groups. What is the #1 prescribed drug? The Top 300 Drugs […]

Today, about one in four Canadians have come to the country as an immigrant, the highest among G7 nations. Compare that to the US, known colloquially as the world’s melting pot, where only 14% are an immigrant. Is Canada mostly made up of immigrants? Canada has a long history of immigration. Millions of people from […]

You can’t choose wisely if you can’t access care. There is overwhelming evidence that access to mental healthcare across Canada is poor. Only one in five people with depression get appropriate treatment. How is mental health treated in Canada? Most mental illnesses can be effectively treated by health professionals and community-based services. However, some people […]

Unemployment disappeared (the unemployment rate in Canada fell from 11.4 percent in 1939 to 1.4 percent in 1944), wages increased, and many families had two or more members employed during the war, greatly increasing the family income. How did ww2 end the Great Depression? Mobilizing the economy for world war finally cured the depression. Millions […]

Few countries were affected as severely as Canada. Millions of Canadians were left unemployed, hungry and often homeless. The decade became known as the Dirty Thirties due to a crippling drought in the Prairies, as well as Canada’s dependence on raw material and farm exports. How did people survive the Great Depression in Canada? It […]

Canada of course had no choice: as a dependent colony of the British Empire, it was bound by the British declaration of war on 4 August. Nevertheless, Borden wanted to ensure that the war was Canada’s war, and was accepted as such. Was Canada a colony of Britain in ww1? Britain’s War So too was […]