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原帖由 lifeisgood 于 2009-3-17 20:05 发表 
% Z, Y7 Z' I; T) _$ hAs 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.
/ C" |0 C0 j6 J' Y0 C( uYOU'D better talk with local accountant they have ...
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% E, Q) [9 e. |* C' qIt'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. ) v2 O' J0 t, C7 h; t# M2 n( x
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As 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).. Q$ W# r! b0 b5 M
- d% |/ c1 v" i, n5 @% a Z' jAs 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!/ r) S1 ?( }: X9 N/ a
( }) [! z$ _9 ]- @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...1 G4 x3 |7 u4 m) [) D% I5 I: U
2 k) G4 e" U( B0 _' gThe 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.' P* D. R/ o8 ], Q) Z0 {! d
! m/ z% S# \( y# k; D. } rThe 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.% K/ g! j9 h) W: I6 K
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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.$ r! v1 k' q* m* X! \
% Z# N7 [7 s4 LBesides its negatives...Ft. Mac. is what you make of it...like any other place to live . |
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