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原帖由 lifeisgood 于 2009-3-17 20:05 发表 % O: j7 A6 Z4 S( 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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It's too bad I don't have any agreement with my landlord.
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3 V( t' y+ q9 U4 y" }I found a post 2005-09-08. We can see a big change within 4 years. 2 u+ |- n: c# N* ^5 Z8 y. I
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8 D: T1 y+ v2 kAs I actually Live in Ft. MAc...I thought I'd wander in to the discussion...
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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)." ~( H) y& {$ r2 T* I
: } ?* C# z- r8 vAs 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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, ?$ z8 c O5 ?5 F( 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...$1500/month for 1 bedroom is normal...5 B2 ?. A0 `; c( U0 k# L+ U7 p
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The winters are cold, dark and long..-45 for a solid week a couple times in winters are the norm...Groceries,Utilities,General Merchandise are a tad higher then Edmonton prices..but nothing outrageous.
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$ r5 [$ l* ~ h2 t: w% X# y' s" CThe 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., m, q3 _5 i% ~, x3 U' [" h
! i1 l3 u7 y0 k5 T% H) F; kThe 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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Besides its negatives...Ft. Mac. is what you make of it...like any other place to live .
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