请教：LOA。。。

lunik

去年来到这里工作时听到的最多的词儿就是LOA，可是我们却是啥也没有而且公司也只提供2.5月的camp，然后就不得不搬到城里来住了。
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% f3 H  d* o) F5 }/ w/ m我想问一下我听人讲加拿大有个在北部工作的补助，而不是像电工工会/agency提供的那种令人眼馋的补助。这个补助叫什么名字是谁给的呢？政府还是公司？

lifeisgood

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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lunik

原帖由 lifeisgood 于 2009-3-17 20:05 发表
' |' e3 h0 ~( ^) |8 w* O! i9 PAs 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.
YOU'D better talk with local accountant they have ...

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! o3 ^, x0 \& B9 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...  
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% y. y9 s  k( K% c8 NFt. 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).
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+ W9 a# D& L$ L- @- @9 o: {5 GAs 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!

! L- {% ~7 L1 l) p: M: b, bAs 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...

. o7 Y$ k+ d0 e3 S4 a; AThe 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 f! |. g9 |* h- qThe 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.

The 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.
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2 N; `, u9 ^  j! [) ~8 RBesides its negatives...Ft. Mac. is what you make of it...like any other place to live .