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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0 D$ h1 u7 h8 W# ~. A' y: N- F/ e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
0 {( F0 x$ t; F- ]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.
2 b. o* I) w0 A/ r" vYOU'D better talk with local accountant they have ...

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, O5 A4 t% i5 U9 yIt's too bad I don't have any agreement with my landlord.

I found a post 2005-09-08. We can see a big change within 4 years.
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/ }. M/ t% [% s! S/ T$ OAs I actually Live in Ft. MAc...I thought I'd wander in to the discussion...  
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" M: X# {. g; qFt. 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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$ D& }4 l' D& @! B5 O& lAs 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!
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" P( S: `, _; a7 |/ R6 XAs 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...
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3 n3 a% [* k/ t/ n1 o- }The 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.
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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.

- J) J" G" w7 ~4 {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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/ H  I4 b0 R# j; XThe 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 C5 |, O9 ?# d# gBesides its negatives...Ft. Mac. is what you make of it...like any other place to live .