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原帖由 lifeisgood 于 2009-3-17 20:05 发表 
- d1 i- N b! P! v+ ZAs 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.
2 e* Z! T, j6 }YOU'D better talk with local accountant they have ...
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It'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 T3 j: j) m3 T* q; iAs I actually Live in Ft. MAc...I thought I'd wander in to the discussion...
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6 n9 K: ?0 v$ A, ^) ~- h/ RFt. 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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- b7 s9 O9 `- _) dAs 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!1 q a3 W9 [; }; w
% ]: A( m \$ C7 b% T$ `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...$1500/month for 1 bedroom is normal.../ K& K9 \6 X, Y* c$ ~
8 _% [# e4 z+ u: p* rThe 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.% c0 W2 H7 ^0 [# \* ^
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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.
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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.7 D8 ]% ]2 @# ^
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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.4 |- R6 L: {4 g0 e) V. Z
. G( U5 |; V* Z# m7 f. r3 JBesides its negatives...Ft. Mac. is what you make of it...like any other place to live .
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