Author: Muriel Schmidt

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In 1976, Quebec had the highest proportion of couple families with a stay-at-home parent (59%). Alberta had the highest proportion of stay-at-home parents. Province Canada Stay-at-home father (earning mother) 1976 1.4 2015 10.7 1976 to 2015 9.3 What percentage of dads are stay-at-home dads? The stay-at-home share of U.S. parents was almost identical to what […]

New dads. 28.3 years — the average age of fathers at the time of the birth of their first biological child in Canada in 2011. How old is the average first time dad? The study, published 30 August in Human Reproduction , used a federal repository of nearly 170 million birth records to find that […]

Being judgment proof means that creditors cannot take your assets if you cannot pay what you owe. The first way this could be is because the only assets you have are the type that is exempt from seizure under provincial law. The Ontario Execution Act stipulates which assets are exempt from seizure. What is considered […]

4-1-1 is a telephone number for local directory assistance in Canada and the United States. Is 4-1-1 still available? Do I need to sign up to use 411 Search? No, 411 Search is automatically available to you when you call 411 from your mobile phone. How do I use 4-1-1 directory assistance? Most phone companies […]

Residential print directories are available by request in the following regions: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa-Gatineau and Quebec City. In all other regions, your residential directory is included in your Yellow Pages directory. Does Yellow Pages still exist in Canada? Yellow Pages holds some of Canada’s leading local online properties including YP.ca, Canada411 and […]

At the Court Registry. As a general rule, all court documents are a matter of public record unless a legislative provision or court order restricts public access. Documents subject to a sealing order (these are rare) cannot be inspected by the public, including members of the media. Where can I find legal cases online in […]

Canadians are entitled to one free credit report every year from each of Canada’s two credit bureaus, Equifax and TransUnion. How many times can my credit score be checked? You can check your credit score as often as you want without hurting your credit, and it’s a good idea to do so regularly. At the […]

Credit bureaus in Canada may collect different information about how you’ve used credit in the past. Requesting your own credit report has no effect on your credit score. Does checking credit score hurt it Canada? Good news: Credit scores aren’t impacted by checking your own credit reports or credit scores. In fact, regularly checking your […]

The punishment of a convicted felon continues long after they left the bars. Convicts are ineligible for social services, such as medical insurance, education scholarships, social security, and childcare support. They are also denied finance services, such as access to credit. How can a criminal record affect your life? In addition, a criminal record can […]