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原帖由 lifeisgood 于 2009-3-17 20:05 发表 " [9 P% d$ K2 @* C, V
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.* Q6 _6 l- y3 y& B. [/ v! h
YOU'D better talk with local accountant they have ...
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4 H: F$ v/ A' i# {6 [$ N& O% Q; LIt's too bad I don't have any agreement with my landlord.
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: i! a* ~' Q3 u# Q- qI found a post 2005-09-08. We can see a big change within 4 years.
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9 l/ Q5 B7 n1 Y9 u1 t# P0 ?As I actually Live in Ft. MAc...I thought I'd wander in to the discussion... $ g: U' \: ]" _+ p
' C5 ~, H$ \" _' f- H0 |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).
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As 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!( O# _! W& |2 c6 z0 e6 A2 O
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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...$1500/month for 1 bedroom is normal...
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* e& |& W& ?+ E) ~The winters are cold, dark and long..-45 for a solid week a couple times in winters are the norm...Groceries,Utilities,General Merchandise are a tad higher then Edmonton prices..but nothing outrageous.
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: J1 g) {8 t- m% Y3 X( Y# _2 JThe landscape is actually beautiful, very hilly and scenic. Beautiful large lakes with great fishing and hiking are accessible via Quad or plane.
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The people, are younger and wealthier (and a lot more males vs females) here then in comparable Canadian Cities. Pace of Life, and driving attitudes ..are at a breakneck speed.
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- f% n' ^& [$ ]/ j4 p7 x% {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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Besides its negatives...Ft. Mac. is what you make of it...like any other place to live .
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