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原帖由 lifeisgood 于 2009-3-17 20:05 发表 - {! K7 v- j6 ]' o6 }! Z' W
As I know, if you work here for more than 6 months, and you have rent agreement with your landlord, you will get some money back when doing your tax.
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2 X1 e& C& k GIt's too bad I don't have any agreement with my landlord.
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I found a post 2005-09-08. We can see a big change within 4 years.
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As I actually Live in Ft. MAc...I thought I'd wander in to the discussion... : `4 @7 Q* g. Z1 i7 z8 P
. _. l* P" w& x8 ?$ w- v, `Ft. McMurray is the biggest city in Newfoundland(inside joke..), and yes, you do get to claim northern living allowance credit on your income taxes (like all northern communities in Canada).0 v" {( }/ Y) k' u8 U# F$ B
; }8 m7 ]/ \3 Y, ]) QAs to the flight credits, I sure haven't heard about that from any of the folks here I know, it may exist, but the only travel credits I remember from Revenue Canada are those for travelling due to medical or employment purposes. I might be wrong....and believe you me, next tax return I'm gonna find out for sure!' ~! m0 j# I- m# ~
) X, r% @" p! {) u# W$ `7 YAs per cost of livng, quality of life etc..do not move here unless you already own a home with lots of equity or have lots of $$ for a downpayment for housing. Yes..mobile homes start about $250,000, most starter homes start about $350,000. Renting...forget about it...$1500/month for 1 bedroom is normal...; t6 R6 E( F1 R$ Y- z8 U7 G
) H4 G5 f/ o& N0 LThe winters are cold, dark and long..-45 for a solid week a couple times in winters are the norm...Groceries,Utilities,General Merchandise are a tad higher then Edmonton prices..but nothing outrageous.% ?1 ~/ y) x; K; u. \" N1 i
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The landscape is actually beautiful, very hilly and scenic. Beautiful large lakes with great fishing and hiking are accessible via Quad or plane.
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The people, are younger and wealthier (and a lot more males vs females) here then in comparable Canadian Cities. Pace of Life, and driving attitudes ..are at a breakneck speed.
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% c9 g+ f( M% X& N1 aThe oilsand plants run 24 hours, so half the city is sleeping at any one time, and half are working. City businesses (outside the oilsand industry) have a huge struggle finding and keeping employees, everyone wants to get an oilsand job..the result is that you get shoddy service in all retail stores and restaurants.% C2 g$ Q- ]0 M0 a4 s
: G! c9 G2 y; k, s1 jBesides its negatives...Ft. Mac. is what you make of it...like any other place to live . |
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