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Do you cut your own hair, then, Steaky? :-) I shudder to think how I'd look if I tried that!

That's good news! Do you read these bulletins for casual entertainment? :-) I have read in some manual that it is not absolutely necessary to mail the renewal application from inside Canada, and that failure to provide such proof cannot be grounds for refusal. But it is possible that this...

So, have you heard of the UPS private address working? Good news for all first-time receivers of PR cards. But is there also something PRs living abroad can do to get their renewed cards? Or is picking up the card in person the only way?

I've used the skytrain between Vancouver centre and White Rock at all hours. Don't know the "gateway" depot specifically. Never had a problem. but then I'm a mean bloke and probably look forbidding. They say "don't make eye contact" with a dubious looking sort. I say the opposite: make eye...

I don't know where you are living now, but I sense that it is China. You'll find that many electrical things are cheaper and of better quality in Canada, so don't pay money to bring them over. Having said that, there are a few exceptions. Rather than have to re-buy everything in a rush...

Here's your situation as I understand it. You have cash, but it's outside Canada. So get a Canadian bank account, plus a Canadian credit card (useful even with a $500 credit limit) and a debit card. Transfer the cash from abroad into your Canadian account. If you plan a purchase of more than...

So, your daughter has a CHinese passport, but not yet a Canadian passport. Right? It takes about a year to get a citizenship certificate, and I think a few months more to get a Canadian passport, so going that route (even if you wanted to) would not allow her to visit Canada any time soon. Is...

Are there more legislative proposals to streamline the system that I haven't heard about? Where can I go to read about them, please?

I've not been clear, I guess. Or else you have not been reading as carefully as you caution me to do. I was trying to support scottyxx by saying (in an earlier post) that his work credentials seemed pretty impressive; I was trying to be positive, not critical. Did you read that post? Where...

I read somewhere else that it is useful to save records of any transactions with the baby's doctor and hospital: prenatal book (e.g. record of ulstrsaounds, etc); record of visits to the doctor, signed by the doctor, etc. All these corroborate the birth certificate.

Whenever I detect a foreign accent in someone's English, I ask where they are from, because I am genuinely curious. I thought that Canadians like foreign accents, because it makes the foreigner's English sound more exotic. At least that was the prevailing opinion among my friends when I was in...

That's the crux of the matter: how do you know CIC wants voluminous details? They never say so in the guides. When my wife and I went to the interview, the CIC officer mentioned spontaneously that some people submit applications several inches thick. He said so in disbelief, as if it were a...

If you need that much detail, why not give an executive summary in bullet form (to keep the details to a minimum), and let the CIC officer reviewing your application decide where he/she wants to delve in the detailed version? The problem with too much detail is that the "documents" officer...

What additional paperwork, please ? I might want to include it at the beginning. Thanks

WHy not get a notarized copy of your passport photo page to show the pubs, and leave the real passport somewhere safe?

The principle seems to be that the more differences there are, the less likely it is that the couple is compatible, and the greater the chance that they got together for reasons other than true love -- i.e. the Canada visa. In your case, 9 years of age difference is nothing in today's world...

I went to the consulate or embassy that served the area where I lived, and showed them my Divorce Decree. They then issued the "certificate of eligibility to marry". It is important to go to the right consulate. I first got a certificate from the Canadian embassy bin Costa Rica, but that was...

If one is a non-resident for taxpaying purposes, and gets a pension from Canada, there is a withholding tax at source. The default percentage is 25%, but might be less if so stipulated in any tax treaty between Canada and the "home" country.

Don't you have to study for the test, and know silly things like who was the fourth Prime minster, what was his favourite desert, and why is favourite spelled two ways in the Canadian dictionary?