Canadians want to live their dreams to the max

Most people agree buying a house or a new car is a rite of passage for lottery winners. However, when asked about how they would “live their dreams to the max” if they won the $50 Million jackpot, almost 45 per cent of Canadians said that they [...]

Spring 2010 Issue Now Available

Muchmor Canada Magazine features articles and information relating to Canada for newcomers, future immigrants and those already in Canada who simply want to know more about this fantastic country.
Contents include: Greater Sudbury – an urban jewel for you to discover, 10 fabulous hikes in British Columbia, Moving to Canada? Plan [...]

Canadian travellers spending more

Canada’s international travel deficit edged up $53 million to $3.2 billion in the fourth quarter as Canadians spent more outside the country. Statistics Canada reports Canadian travellers spent $7.1 billion outside the country in the fourth quarter, 0.8 per cent more than in the third quarter and the highest level in over a [...]

Facts and figures for newcomers in rural Canada

Immigrants accounted for 5.3% of the population living in Canada’s rural and small town areas in 2006, or 312,555 people. In contrast, immigrants represented about one-quarter of the total population living in census metropolitan areas.
The majority of immigrants who live in the rural zones arrived in Canada before 1986. These established immigrants [...]

Immigrants who studied outside Canada for a regulated occupation were less likely to be working in that occupation

Immigrants who studied outside Canada for a regulated occupation were less likely to be working in that occupation in 2006 than both immigrants who had studied in Canada and persons who were born in Canada.
In 2006, 284,000 [...]

Trees Ontario, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

Ontario landowners are realizing that they can help fight climate change by planting trees on their property. Hundreds of local residents recently attended free tree planting workshops held by Trees Ontario, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, and other local partners. The workshops detailed the various tree planting [...]

David Barlagne with his wife, Sophie, and his daughters, Lara and Rachel.

French family that has been denied permanent residence in Canada because of a child’s handicap will have to wait a bit longer to know their fate.
The Canadian immigration ruling for a French family that has been denied permanent residence in Canada because of [...]

Credential Recognition

The following information will help you with getting your credentials recognized in Canada. In many cases, in order to work in your profession, you will need to have your credentials assessed to see whether you meet the Canadian standard or need more training, education or Canadian work experience.
Qualifying as a skilled worker for [...]

Earl Jones

A large proportion of Canadians believe the sentence handed down to a former financial planner should have been tougher, a new survey has found.
In the online survey of a representative national sample of 1,007 Canadian adults, 30 per cent of respondents say they have followed the story of Earl Jones in the media [...]

Canadians now living longer

Life expectancy at birth in Canada reached 80.7 years for the three-year period between 2005 and 2007, up from the average of 80.5 between 2004 and 2006, and 78.4 a decade earlier between 1995 and 1997.
Gains during the past decade were stronger among men. Their life expectancy at birth rose by [...]