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原帖由 lifeisgood 于 2009-3-17 20:05 发表 7 r3 ]/ S( ?* @2 a4 H+ 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./ X$ Y! H% H& G9 }1 C4 q/ C. U* e
YOU'D better talk with local accountant they have ... # x: R( c% i. U3 O; N8 |6 L* y9 A
2 M, z3 M6 D6 z& h' iIt'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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% [8 w6 I g# {- L1 g6 \As I actually Live in Ft. MAc...I thought I'd wander in to the discussion... 1 _& T' h: C# z$ X
, Z# g# h; G' [* 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).6 T# i+ h1 v8 }$ I. I" U3 ?+ s
6 P% t p1 p2 ]- U, mAs 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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' d( X! [/ Q6 M4 I/ i: ?As 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...$1500/month for 1 bedroom is normal...% N0 ?$ G$ L* [/ K/ r" ~
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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.! P" |' n2 N3 U
f; w- { e1 m. iThe 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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" ?- b% }$ U8 xThe 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.! u8 h! K1 c# l# C2 |+ c# S- S" s
, A4 m4 ]. |$ v0 P: P* |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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- j, {" e& [- X9 dBesides its negatives...Ft. Mac. is what you make of it...like any other place to live .
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