Ai vai alguns vídeos criados pelo Luiz Filipe Nobre, residente de Calgary. Para ver os outros vídeos, visite o site dele no Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/lfnobre
Impostos:
Obs. Cada província no Canada tem um imposto diferente. O exemplo do vídeo é da província de Alberta, que não tem imposto provincial, apenas o federal 5% GST.
Educação:
Estradas e Transito:
Estamos chegando ao final do ano e não poderia deixar de agradeçer a Deus pelas conquistas que Ele tem nos dado aqui no Canada. Imigrar não é fácil e também não é para qualquer um, mas se este é um plano de Deus na vida da pessoa tudo fica mais "natural" e as coisas começam a se encaixar para que o plano Dele se realize. Não quero dizer que não passamos por apuros ou problemas...ao contrário, nós passamos por problemas e também não estamos livres deles, porém quando passamos ao lado de Deus vemos que eles acontecem para conseguirmos algo maior ou melhor, na própria Bíblia encontramos diversas histórias que nos ensinam isso. Esta é a diferença de quando estamos sozinho fazendo o que vem na cabeça ou quando buscamos ter alguma orientação de quem nos criou e tem um plano na nossa vida. “Porque os meus pensamentos são mais altos do que os vossos pensamentos”. (Isaías 55.8).
Estamos fechando o ano realizando o sonho de comprar uma casa nova. Fechamos a poucos dias a compra em um bairro muito bom e que fica a poucos minutos de Downtown. A casa ainda será construida e só entregarão no verão de 2012, mas até lá estaremos participando de todas as etapas da construção, escolha das cores, armários, piso, etc. Glória a Deus por mais esta benção !
O próximo ano também promete...posse da casa e entrada no processo de cidadania estão na lista.
Em poucos dias estaremos no Brasil para curtir o ano novo com a família. Se este for o último post do ano, já gostaria de desejar a todos um Feliz Natal e excelente Ano Novo !
Canada's immigration patterns are changing, experts say, and western provinces are the beneficiary.
Only a decade ago, Ontario took in the lion's share of Canada's immigrants, with half going to Toronto and 60 per cent to Ontario as a whole. Last year, only 42 per cent of all immigrants went to Ontario, statistics show.
At the same time, immigration to Western Canada has surged, especially in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
One of the biggest reasons is a booming western economy, particularly in the farming and resource sectors, according to B.C.-based immigration expert Nick Noorani.
"Immigrants are going where they get jobs," Noorani told CBC News.
The change has also been fuelled by the provincial nominee program, which allows provinces to choose a certain number of immigrants each year, Noorani said. The program ensures those who come to Canada enter the workforce immediately, he said.
"What's happening is a lot of immigrants are coming in with prearranged employment," Noorani said, "and that's good because then you're reducing the unemployment or underemployment rate that immigrants seem to have."
The system is a far cry from previous decades, when the federal points system for skilled workers kept many aspiring newcomers waiting for years to immigrate and failed to meet the need for skilled tradespeople in the provinces.
The provincial system has resulted in economic payoffs for communities, Noorani said.
"From an economic perspective," he said, "let's remember every time you get people coming into a new community, business increases. So suddenly you'll have people putting up stores where they're going to have ethnic foods. Real estate has been bolstered tremendously by immigrants and their desire to own homes, more than Canadian-born."
Nevertheless, challenges remain, according to the University of Ottawa's Peter Showler.
Not all temporary foreign workers get the same level of support to become permanent residents, the former chairman of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada said, something that could leave too much power in the hands of employers.
"When you have very positive, future-looking employers, that works very well," he said. "If you have abusive employers, they can use that as a kind of threat or control to sometimes sustain improper labour practices."
As well, Showler said, the federal government needs to reduce wait times: The current immigration backlog has grown to more than a million people.
Fonte: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/canadas-immigrants-heading-west-031612255.html
Excelente notícia para quem tem família no Brasil (Pais e Avós) e que pensam em passar uma temporada por aqui ou até mesmo se tornar residente permanente pelo programa de Reunificação Familiar...
News Release – Government of Canada to cut backlog and wait times for family reunification – Phase I of Action Plan for Faster Family Reunification
Ottawa, November 4, 2011 — The Government of Canada is taking immediate action to cut the backlog and wait times for sponsored parents and grandparents, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today.
Currently, more than 165,000 parents and grandparents who have applied to become permanent residents of Canada are still waiting for a final decision. Each year, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) receives applications for sponsorship of nearly 38,000 parents and grandparents, a number that will only continue to expand if no action is taken.
“Wait times for Family Class sponsorship applications for parents and grandparents now exceed seven years, and without taking action, those times will continue to grow, and that is unacceptable,” said Minister Kenney. “Action must be taken to cut the backlog, reduce the wait times, and ensure that the parents and grandparents program is sustainable over the long run.”
To deal with the large backlog and lengthy wait times, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is announcing Phase I of the Action Plan for Faster Family Reunification.
First – The Government of Canada will increase by over 60 percent the number of sponsored parents and grandparents Canada will admit next year, from nearly 15,500 in 2010 to 25,000 in 2012 – the highest level in nearly two decades.
Second – The government is introducing the new “Parent and Grandparent Super Visa,” which will be valid for up to 10 years. The multiple-entry visa will allow an applicant to remain in Canada for up to 24 months at a time without the need for renewal of their status. The Parent and Grandparent Super Visa will come into effect on December 1, 2011, and CIC will be able to issue the visas, on average, within eight weeks of the application. This means that instead of waiting for eight years, a parent or a grandparent can come to Canada within eight weeks. Parent and Grandparent Super Visa applicants will be required to obtain private Canadian health-care insurance for their stay in Canada.
Third – The government will consult Canadians on how to redesign the parents and grandparents program to ensure that it is sustainable in the future. The redesigned program must avoid future large backlogs and be sensitive to fiscal constraints.
Fourth – To prevent the build-up of an unmanageable number of new applications during these consultations and to further reduce the 165,000-strong backlog of parent and grandparent applicants, CIC is putting in place a temporary pause of up to 24 months on the acceptance of new sponsorship applications for parents and grandparents. The pause comes into effect on November 5, 2011.
“The Government of Canada is fully committed to helping families reunite,” said Minister Kenney. “We recognize that what parents and grandparents want most is to be able to spend time with their families.”
“If we do not take real action now, the large and growing backlog in the parents and grandparents program will lead to completely unmanageable wait times. Through this balanced series of measures, we will be able to dramatically reduce the backlog and wait times, while the new Parent and Grandparent Super Visa will allow more family members to pay extended visits to their loved ones,” added the Minister. “We anticipate that in about two years, following our consultations, Phase II of our Action Plan for Faster Family Reunification will come into effect, ensuring that future applicants are processed quickly and that the program can operate on an efficient and sustainable basis.”
For additional information on Phase I of CIC’s Action Plan for Faster Family Reunification, see the attached backgrounder.
A photograph of Minister Kenney will be available later today at www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/photos/high-res/index.asp.
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For further information (media only), please contact:
Candice Malcolm
Minister's Office
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
CIC Media Relations
Communications Branch
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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CIC-Media-Relations@cic.gc.ca
Fonte: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2011/2011-11-04.asp?utm_source=flipper1&utm_medium=featflip&utm_content=pgp-e&utm_campaign=generic
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