The Canadian Way An Immigrant's Guide to Settling in Canada

Table of Contents

Chapter 1     Why Do I Want to Live in Canada?
Chapter 2     Tell me about Canada
Chapter 3     A Few Differences in Canada/US
Chapter 4     Immigration Class Overview
Chapter 5     Skilled Worker Class
Chapter 6     Business Class
Chapter 7     Provincial Nominee Class
Chapter 8     Family Class
Chapter 9     Same-sex Partners
Chapter 10    CIC On-Line Services
Chapter 11    Immigration Fees
Chapter 12    Medical Exam
Chapter 13    Photos/Criminal Background Chk
Chapter 14    Application - Where mailed
Chapter 15    Landed Immigrant vs. Citizen
Chapter 16    Dual Citizenship
Chapter 17    Cross Border Tax Planning
Chapter 18    US/Canada Tax Treaty
Chapter 19    Foreign Tax Credit
Chapter 20    Tax Differences US/Canada
Chapter 21    Social Security Benefits
Chapter 22    Medical Coverage in the US
Chapter 23    Healthcare in Canada
Chapter 24    Comparing US/Canada Healthcare
Chapter 25    Things to do upon Landing
Chapter 26    Social Insurance Card
Chapter 27    Housing
Chapter 28    Weather in Canada
Chapter 29    Canadian Residency—Maintain
Chapter 30    Credit Rating/Banking Issues
Chapter 31    Education in Canada
Chapter 32    Importing Personal Items
Chapter 33    Employment in Canada
Chapter 34    Work Permits & Temp Resident Visas
Chapter 35    Using a Representative
Chapter 36    History of Americans in Canada
Chapter 37    Exchange Rates—Getting the Best
            Index & Glossary
            List of Government Websites

Why I Created this Handbook

I officially became a permanent resident of Canada in January, 2003. In 2001, when I initially started my research on how to immigrate to Canada, I found that there was no “one place” I could go to get all the information I needed. Since the process can be overwhelming, I decided to create a webpage to help others through the immigration process. After receiving emails from many wanting more information, I decided to go one step further and produce a book.

The book is now available in Paperback (includes a free link to download the Word document ebook version to use with the paperback). It is also available in Acrobat Adobe pdf; and Microsoft Word document.

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