Author: Muriel Schmidt

Refugee claimant – a person who has made a claim for protection as a refugee. This term is more or less equivalent to asylum-seeker and is standard in Canada, while asylum-seeker is the term more often used internationally. What is the difference between asylum and refugee Canada? If you are fleeing your country because you […]

Midwives offer clients the option of delivering at hospital, home or one of two birth centres (Toronto and Ottawa). A midwife is a primary care provider who is responsible for all the care necessary for a healthy expectant person and the baby throughout pregnancy, birth and for six weeks afterward. Does Canada use midwives? Midwifery […]

In addition to the federal party, each province and the Yukon territory has its own Liberal Party; however, those in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec are no longer affiliated with the federal party. What Canadian province is the most conservative? Geography. Social conservatism is strongest in Alberta, long Canada’s most conservative province, […]

Legal Way & PEOs. To begin with, there is a genuine, legal way for you to work from home in Canada for your current US employer. Since they do not have a legal presence in Canada, many US companies use Canadian-based Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) to hire remote workers. Is it legal to work remotely […]

Similarly, while you cannot get a 30 year fixed rate mortgage canada, you can get a 25-year fixed mortgage rate which implies that your interest rate is fixed for 25 years. Only the RBC Royal Bank offers this term and it is the longest term available in Canada from an A lender. Whats the longest […]

To be eligible for permanent residence under the Canadian Experience Class you must have completed, within the three years before you apply, at least: 12 months of full-time work: 30 hours/week for 12 months = 1 year full time (1,560 hours), OR. equal amount in part-time hours, such as: How can a Canadian get PR […]

There is no electronic or online voting in Canadian federal elections. Paper ballots are hand-counted. For national elections, there is a uniform set of standards for voting. This governing law is the Canada Elections Act. What voting method does Canada use? Canada’s electoral system, sometimes referred to as a “first-past-the-post” system, is more accurately referred […]

Unfortunately, just because the approval process is instant, that doesn’t mean you can start spending immediately. After you’re approved, you’ll have to wait until your new card arrives in the mail, which usually takes anywhere from 5-7 business days. How fast can you get a credit card in Canada? This can generally take 7 to […]

The consequences of working without authorization As an unauthorized worker, you are in breach of the Immigration Act. The immediate outcome is inadmissibility under subsection 41(a) of IRPA. Consequently, you will receive an Exclusion Order. You have to leave Canada. Can we do illegal job in Canada? A foreign national cannot work in Canada unless […]